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Those leaving arms to be brought back to mainstream: Nirmal

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 11/23/2017 10:57:26 AM

JAMMU, Nov 22: The Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said that those holding guns would be given answers in the same language but those leaving arms would be brought back to the mainstream.
He was speaking on the sidelines of a function organised by the Bikram Singh Yadgar Committee in memory of late Lt Gen Bikram Singh who was killed on November 22, 1948.
“Those holding guns will be given answers in the same language,” Singh said.
“Those who want to leave the militancy and the gun culture and have not been involved in any crime, will be brought back to the mainstream. They will be treated in the same language,” he said.
The security forces got huge successes against terrorism and separatism this year, the Deputy Chief Minister said, adding as a result of which the situation in the valley improved.
Local people were now coming forward and giving information about militants, who were being eliminated on the basis of these inputs, he said.
“You have heard what the GOC (General Officer Commanding of 15 Corps) said. He said that 193 terrorists have been eliminated this year and a dozen of commanders have also been killed,” Singh said.
Some of the militants left the guns and came back to their families and family members were appealing to them to come back to their homes, he said.
Asked about his reaction on remarks made by National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, the Deputy Chief Minister said that his "statements should not be taken seriously."
Singh said, "It was essential that we should be regularly honouring our martyrs, who have, without caring for their precious lives, rendered the sacrifice for the cause of the nation."
Dr Farooq Abdullah had on November 11 said that Pakistan-Administered Kashmir (PAK) belonged to Pakistan and "this won’t change" no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fight.
Singh said that patriotism and love towards one's country was the most "sacred feeling" and “we have to ensure that it was properly propagated among the younger generation.”
The Deputy Chief Minister, while recalling the contribution of Lt Gen Bikram Singh, said that he was a "people's General" and the masses at the grass root level had great love and regard for him which was evident from the fact that he still held in great esteem of the people from Jammu and other parts of the country as well.