Terrorists, their masters frustrated over huge response to electoral process: DGP

DGP Dilbag Singh inaugurating newly constructed conference hall and GOs mess at Bandipora.
DGP Dilbag Singh inaugurating newly constructed conference hall and GOs mess at Bandipora.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 15: Terrorists and their masters are frustrated by witnessing huge participation of people in the ongoing electoral process and are attempting to create disturbance.
This was stated by Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh during his visit to Sopore, Bandipora and Ganderbal.
The DGP, who is in Kashmir currently, chaired a series of joint security review meetings at Sopore, Bandipora and Ganderbal. Accompanied by IGP, Kashmir Vijay Kumar, the DGP first visited Sopore and then Bandapora, twin district of North Kashmir and in the afternoon, he visited Ganderbal.
While addressing the officers meetings, the DGP said that terrorists and their masters are frustrated by witnessing the huge participation of people in the ongoing electoral process and are attempting to create disturbance and added that forces have to be extra alert to foil their evil designs.
He said that people of J&K have expectations from the forces and we have to fulfill their expectations by working with commitment. He stressed for keeping strict vigil on the activities of anti-national elements attempting to disrupt the peace in J&K. He said that wholehearted cooperation of the people with the forces has helped in maintaining sustained peace and these relations should be strengthened at all levels to defeat ill designs of inimical elements.
DGP directed the officers to utilize their resources and energies efficiently to gain confidence of the people, making them stakeholders in the dividends of peace and progress. He directed the officers to strengthen the security grid and plug the gaps with strict security measures for the remaining phases as well. DGP emphasized on usage of surveillance technology and focus on qualitative changes. At Bandipora, the DGP also inaugurated newly constructed conference hall and GOs mess.
During the meetings, the officers apprised the DGP regarding the security situation in the areas under their command.
The meetings were attended by DIG North Kashmir Mohammad Suleman Choudhary, CO 22-RR Colonel Abhishek Kumar, CO 179 Battalion CRPF, Ravish Kumar, CO 177 Battalion, Manish Sharma, SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal, DIG BSF, Davender Singh Bisht, SSP Bandipora, Rahul Malik, DC Bandipora, Owais Ahmad, CO 14th RR Pranav Joshi, CO 3rd Battalion BSF, DIG Central Kashmir Amit Kumar, DC Ganderbal, Shafkat Iqbal, SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Ahmad Poswal, Co 115 Battalion CRPF, Pankaj P Shah, OIC, Adhoc 13 SSB, Bhattacharjee, OIC, Adhoc-04 SSB, Ratnakar and other police and civil officers.