SRINAGAR: Urging the youth to exercise calm and maintain peace, a senior Army commander today assured Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti that Army will provide all possible assistance to Government to bring peace at the earliest.
Lt Gen DS Hooda, Northern Army Commander (NAC), also appealed to the troops to continue exercising maximum restraint in dealing with the protesting crowds in the valley.
Appeal of Lt Gen Hooda comes days after Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said that the Army personnel are not trained to use lathis but to kill.
Defence ministry spokesman Colonel N N Joshi said here this evening that Lt Gen Hooda arrived here and called on the Chief Minister at her official residence and discussed the prevailing security situation in the Valley.
He assured the Chief Minister that the Army will provide all possible assistance to the State Government to bring peace at the earliest. He appealed to all sections of society, especially the youth to exercise calm and maintain peace.
The Army Commander said that the prevailing state of violence has caused a lot of losses in terms of education of children, damage to public property, losses to traders and daily wagers and has badly affected tourism. The most precious loss is that of young people who were the sole breadwinners of their families.
Earlier in the day, Lt Gen Hooda visited areas of Kashmir valley and reviewed the security situation and collaborative measures of Security Forces towards ensuring peace and calm in the region. Reinforcing the need to maintain high vigil, he urged the troops to continue exercising maximum restraint in dealing with the protesting crowds and sensitise the people especially the youth to eschew violence to usher in peace at the earliest. (AGENCIES)
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