National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Sunday expressed his anger over the increasing infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to news agency ANI, he said, “I think 200-300 terrorists have infiltrated. How did they come and from where? They did not fall from the sky, were they dropped from drones. The question is how did they come? Someone must be responsible for them crossing the border.” He said that they are infiltrating either from the border of Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan or Gujarat. You see who is dying. Colonels, majors and soldiers are always getting martyred. Local people are also getting martyred. The people of the country are asking how is this happening? The central government should answer about this.
Farooq Abdullah said, ‘Now another threat has also increased. Bangladesh border with India is the biggest. No one knows what will come from there now. One has the right to ask questions about this. Many people cannot ask but I can ask questions. I think the whole matter needs to be investigated. An inquiry should be set up on this. It has to be seen what is our weakness. All such shortcomings need to be removed.’ He said that I am not in power and I do not have agencies that I can tell about the people responsible for this. There is a Lieutenant Governor here, he should look into this matter.
Emphasis on coordination with VDG
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police RR Swan made a big statement on the security of the valley on Sunday. He said that the guards of the Village Defense Team (VDG) will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices to prevent infiltration on the international border. Also, they will be rewarded appropriately so that the difficulties for the enemy can be increased. Swan said that standard operating procedures will be set for the smooth functioning of the Village Defense Team in coordination with the Border Security Force and the police. Swan met the guards of the team along with senior officers of the police and BSF as part of efforts to strengthen the anti-infiltration mechanism.
