Jammu: Director General Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday held joint security review meets at Sopore, Bandipore and Ganderbal. During address to the officers at the review meets the Director General Polis said militants and their cohorts are upset by witnessing huge participation of people in the ongoing electoral process and try to create disturbance.
According to a statement issued by Jammu & Kashmir Police on Tuesday said 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.
Addressing the officers meetings, the DGP appreciated the role of Police and other security forces in combating militancy and providing better security environment to the people of J&K. He commended the coordinated efforts of forces for conducting the polls peacefully so far and directed the officers to strengthen the security grid and plug in the gaps with strict security measures for the remaining phases as well. He said militants and their cohorts 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 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 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.
