Nitesh Sangral
JAMMU, Nov 12: With Panchs and Sarpanchs facing threat from
Militants, government has decided not to remove the CRPF battalions from the
state for anti-Naxalite operations.
The decision has been taken after Hizbul Mujahideen head
Syed Salahudin threatened to attack the Panchayat members as they are
representing the Indian rule in J&K. was started the process of resignation
to the sarpanches and panches posts and the State authorities have, however,
stated that they have received only 50 resignations since the panchayat polls
were held last year after a gap of nearly three decades.
CRPF officials said that, while 129 Battalion of the CRPF
has already been shifted to Kokrajhar, two companies of the Jammu-based 152
Battalion have also reached Kokrajhar. “Apart from these two battalions, the
Home Ministry in a fresh order has asked us to identify one more battalion,
which has to be shifted out of J&K,” he said.
Now the central and state governments are in no mood to
shifts the troops in outside the Jammu and Kashmir state. Over 800 panches
having announced their resignation, a jittery Centre has increased CRPF
strength in the Valley, sending 7,000 more men to add to the 68,000 already
deployed there.
"This is the right and peak season for operations. If
additional forces have to be deployed, it has to be done before March next year
for any fruitful result. Once peak summer and rains set in, it becomes
difficult to conduct operations in the jungles," official said.
Sources in the security establishment said the situation in
the Valley was such that quick withdrawal of troops was not possible. CRPF is
now in a fix where to withdraw troops from. "No troubled state, such as
those in the northeast, will be willing to let go off the present deployments.
We have to work out a way to cobble up the numbers. These troops will then have
to be specially trained before deployment in Maoist-hit areas," the
official said.
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