Include left out sensitive villages in SPO recruitments- Ravinder to DGP

Kalakote, July 2- Senior Congress Leader & Former MLC Ravinder Sharma has demanded the inclusion of left-out sensitive locations and villages of Rajouri – Poonch in the ongoing drive for SPO recruitments, in the militancy-affected areas of twin border districts.

Welcoming the initiation of the process for recruitment of SPOs  from militancy-infested villages of Rajouri Poonch, JKPCC Senior Vice President and Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma has said that several sensitive and militancy-affected areas have been left out in the process. He cited that Narla Bambal & Baji Maal areas have been included because terrorist incidents had taken place there  but Sajali Gala part of village Treru also witnessed the presence & first kidnapping of Prem Lal by terrorists in September last but has been left out in the selection of villages for the drive. . Even the area of recent terror attack on bus Yatris near Kanda, on the border of Sunderbani- Reasi, has not been included in the list of villages for the SPOs recruitment drive. Similarly, several areas of same belt of Sunderbani, kalakote has been affected by infiltration & presence of terrorists but were left out in the present drive. He urged the authorities especially DGP to update the list and add more areas in the process.

Mr Sharma said that congress has time and again demanded strengthening of VDM ( Village defense mechanism) to check rising militancy but necessary & effective measures were not adopted. . He regretted that licensed weapons are not being renewed nor issued fresh licenses for self defense even to Ex- Armymen not being issued besides VDCs not strengthened, leading to rise in militancy. He demanded issuing of fresh licenses and renewal of gun licenses in twin districts, without further delays.