Northern Army Commander, GOC 15 and 16 Corps call on Sinha; discuss yatra, overall security scenario
Srinagar: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, Lt General Upendra Dwivedi called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan, today.
He discussed the present security scenario with the Lt Governor and also briefed him on the elaborate security arrangements made by the security forces for Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 2023.
The Lt Governor appreciated the role played by the Indian Army in restoring and preserving peace in the Union Territory.
Lt General Amardeep Singh Aujla, GOC 15 Corps and Lt Gen Sandeep Jain, GOC 16 Corps accompanied the GOC-in-C Northern Command.
Earlier this week, a top army commander said that the situation in Kashmir has improved vastly over the last few years but the time is not ripe yet for the army to go back to the barracks.
The number of active militants in the valley is at its lowest in the last 34 years, General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps Lieutenant General A D S Aujla said in an interview on Wednesday last.
“In Sha Allah, but I think the time is not ripe at this point in time. We still have to see a lot of good things happening before we can take a call. Let it be a deliberate one. I won’t comment on the timelines per se, nor would I say that it is the wrong time or the right time,” Lt Gen Aujla had said.
The GOC had said the army is just a tool in the plans of the government to ensure that Kashmir prospers, flourishes, and blossoms.
“We will work collectively with the state administration, with the other agencies so that we can see the better Kashmir before we can take a call. It is a national call and it will be taken appropriately at the right time,” he had added.
Asked to compare the situation in Kashmir today with that of the time he arrived in the Valley as a young officer around 30 years ago, Lt Gen Aujla had said things have now fallen into place.
“When we look back at the situation when I first came here, things were on the boil, they had to be controlled. Today, I can say with a certain amount of honesty that in the last 30 years, and particularly in the last three, three-and-a-half years since August 2019, things have fallen into the right place,” he had said.
The officer had said normalcy and peace in Kashmir was achieved after a lot of “sacrifices” and hard work.
Meanwhile, N. Venkataraman, Additional Solicitor General (Supreme Court) called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhawan, today.
Also Civil Services qualifiers Waseem Ahmad Bhat and Manan Bhat called on Lieutenant Governor today.
The Lt Governor congratulated and extended his best wishes to them. The Lt Governor said that their achievement will inspire other youngsters from UT of J&K.
He called upon them to be committed and confident, as they will form the backbone of the public administration in the future.
Earlier, Governor Manoj Sinha paid obeisance to Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji, 37th head of Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri at Srinagar.
Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji will be performing Pran Pratistha of Maa Sharda Murti at Maa Sharda Devi Temple at Teetwal, Kupwara, tomorrow on June 05.
