National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Saturday that intelligence inputs make it clear that Pakistani handlers of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are frustrated as to their design of spreading unrest in the valley, unrest in the valley after assuming the state’s special status Have failed to spread.
“There are Pakistani communication towers at a distance of 20 kilometers near the border, they are trying to send messages, we have heard that they are telling their men here.” How many apple trucks are running, will you not stop them? The Should we send you bangles? ‘, According to ANI, Doval said.
In a wide-ranging interaction with a select group of journalists in New Delhi, Doval said that the government was determined to protect lives of Kashmiris from Pakistani terrorists even if we ‘have to impose restrictions’. “Terror is the only instrument Pakistan has to create unrest.”
NSA Ajit Doval was in Kashmir to review the security situation and gauge the public mood after Article 370 was repealed. Ajit Doval interacted with Jammu and Kashmir police, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and CRPF troopers.
A security and communication clampdown was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 when the government announced the scrapping of Article 370 in the state and also divided it into two union territories – Ladakh and J&K. The state is slowly limping back to normalcy with restrictions on movement and communication being gradually lifted.
“Out of 199 police station areas in J&K only 10 have prohibitory orders in place, rest have no restrictions. 100 percent land line connections are operational in the state,” he added.
Speaking on Pakistan’s efforts to foment trouble, Doval said: “Pakistan is trying to create trouble ,230 Pakistani terrorists were spotted, some of them have infiltrated, some arrested,” reports ANI.
On political detentions, he said they are preventive in nature and very much allowed under the law, which means the government is answerable to courts and will have to pay a heavy penalty if it has done anything extra-judicial.
Doval said, “I am confident that the majority of Kashmiris fully support the violation of Article 370.” In removing Article 370 announced on 5 August, he (Kashmiris) showed more opportunities, a better future, more job prospects for the youth.