03-24-2007, 04:12 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>PM: Will seek Army advice on troop cut </b>
Akhilesh Suman | New Delhi
Don't, says Army chief; terrorists changing tactics
A day after his meeting with PDP leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that no decision on the withdrawal of troops would be taken against the advice of the Army.
"Let me say unambiguously that professional advice, wherever relevant, will be given full scope. There is no question of marginalising professional advice. That misunderstanding or misapprehension has no basis," the Prime Minister said on Friday in response to a pointed query made at the India Today Conclave.
<b>Incidentally, Army chief JJ Singh, who recently visited Jammu and Kashmir, has told the Government that the forces were opposed to any premature withdrawal and their presence was helping in restoring normalcy.</b>
The annual report of the Home Ministry released on Friday also contended that there were positive results from the presence of armed forces in the Valley.
Even though the Prime Minister has rejected Mufti's insistence that there should be no delay in pulling out troops, there were indications that <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>the Government was considering setting up a committee to go into the issue.</span>
"What more assurance can I give? I have said repeatedly that the force level will correspond to threat perception and security assessment. As and when the situation improves, we will ourselves take steps to effect proper reduction", the Prime Minister told reporters later on the sidelines of a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Singh said "we will find a credible solution. They may have different perceptions. But the objective is the same, that the people of Jammu and Kashmir live a life of dignity and self-respect. I have faith in their inherent patriotism".
"Our forces are not an army of occupation. They are there to protect the life and liberty of the citizens. As and when the necessity (of maintaining force level) disappears, we will bring about reduction in forces", the Prime Minister said.
<b>He said the force levels "are not static. If the security situation is under control, we will review them. We review the matter on a regular basis".</b>
However, according to a PTI report, senior PDP sources have said that a principled agreement has been reached in the meeting between the Prime Minister and Sayeed about setting up a panel to study the issue of troop withdrawal and repeal of Special Armed Forces Act. The Pioneer had also reported, before the talks between the Prime Minister and Mufti that the latter would demand setting up of a committee to look into the matter.
The MHA report also supported the views of the security agencies that the presence of the armed forces was warranted in the Valley.
With the increase in pressure on the infrastructure of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the terrorist have resorted to change their tactics and are trying to remodel themselves in the use of other means of creating an atmosphere of distrust on the armed forces, the report said.
According to the analysis based on the information reaching the Ministry of Home Affairs, the terrorists in the Valley are tight pressed due to the military and paramilitary forces alertness. They are now mobilising protest and public demonstration and exploiting the media to discredit the security forces.
The annual report released by the MHA clearly mentions the fact that due to the alertness of the security forces, the number of terrorist violence has gone down gradually from 2004-05. The data shows that as compared to 2004, the terrorist incidents came down by 22 per cent and the killing of civilians and security forces by 22 and 33 per cent consecutively.
<b>Again, the number of incidents in 2006 went down by 16 per cent and the killing of civilians and security forces was lower by 30 per cent and 20 per cent over the corresponding period of last year.</b>
To keep up their presence in the Valley and failing in attacking the vital places where security alert is obviously high, the terrorists have gone in tactical shift to harm themselves least by targeting the vulnerable sections and easy targets like minorities, migrant labourers and tourists.
The MHA sources feel that there is no change of heart among the terrorists, and they have devised their way to keep their presence alive. Once troop is withdrawn prematurely, they may utilise it for further spate of terror in the Valley.
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Committee-wala will start another committee. This is end product, when you make Babu as PM. <!--emo&
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He better listen Army before making another blunder ,but I have zero trust on him. For Congress survival he will make blunder and more dead Indian troops.
Akhilesh Suman | New Delhi
Don't, says Army chief; terrorists changing tactics
A day after his meeting with PDP leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that no decision on the withdrawal of troops would be taken against the advice of the Army.
"Let me say unambiguously that professional advice, wherever relevant, will be given full scope. There is no question of marginalising professional advice. That misunderstanding or misapprehension has no basis," the Prime Minister said on Friday in response to a pointed query made at the India Today Conclave.
<b>Incidentally, Army chief JJ Singh, who recently visited Jammu and Kashmir, has told the Government that the forces were opposed to any premature withdrawal and their presence was helping in restoring normalcy.</b>
The annual report of the Home Ministry released on Friday also contended that there were positive results from the presence of armed forces in the Valley.
Even though the Prime Minister has rejected Mufti's insistence that there should be no delay in pulling out troops, there were indications that <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>the Government was considering setting up a committee to go into the issue.</span>
"What more assurance can I give? I have said repeatedly that the force level will correspond to threat perception and security assessment. As and when the situation improves, we will ourselves take steps to effect proper reduction", the Prime Minister told reporters later on the sidelines of a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Singh said "we will find a credible solution. They may have different perceptions. But the objective is the same, that the people of Jammu and Kashmir live a life of dignity and self-respect. I have faith in their inherent patriotism".
"Our forces are not an army of occupation. They are there to protect the life and liberty of the citizens. As and when the necessity (of maintaining force level) disappears, we will bring about reduction in forces", the Prime Minister said.
<b>He said the force levels "are not static. If the security situation is under control, we will review them. We review the matter on a regular basis".</b>
However, according to a PTI report, senior PDP sources have said that a principled agreement has been reached in the meeting between the Prime Minister and Sayeed about setting up a panel to study the issue of troop withdrawal and repeal of Special Armed Forces Act. The Pioneer had also reported, before the talks between the Prime Minister and Mufti that the latter would demand setting up of a committee to look into the matter.
The MHA report also supported the views of the security agencies that the presence of the armed forces was warranted in the Valley.
With the increase in pressure on the infrastructure of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the terrorist have resorted to change their tactics and are trying to remodel themselves in the use of other means of creating an atmosphere of distrust on the armed forces, the report said.
According to the analysis based on the information reaching the Ministry of Home Affairs, the terrorists in the Valley are tight pressed due to the military and paramilitary forces alertness. They are now mobilising protest and public demonstration and exploiting the media to discredit the security forces.
The annual report released by the MHA clearly mentions the fact that due to the alertness of the security forces, the number of terrorist violence has gone down gradually from 2004-05. The data shows that as compared to 2004, the terrorist incidents came down by 22 per cent and the killing of civilians and security forces by 22 and 33 per cent consecutively.
<b>Again, the number of incidents in 2006 went down by 16 per cent and the killing of civilians and security forces was lower by 30 per cent and 20 per cent over the corresponding period of last year.</b>
To keep up their presence in the Valley and failing in attacking the vital places where security alert is obviously high, the terrorists have gone in tactical shift to harm themselves least by targeting the vulnerable sections and easy targets like minorities, migrant labourers and tourists.
The MHA sources feel that there is no change of heart among the terrorists, and they have devised their way to keep their presence alive. Once troop is withdrawn prematurely, they may utilise it for further spate of terror in the Valley.
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Committee-wala will start another committee. This is end product, when you make Babu as PM. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->He better listen Army before making another blunder ,but I have zero trust on him. For Congress survival he will make blunder and more dead Indian troops.