Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Mar 3: A day after Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a nationwide security alert to all States and Union Territories, warning of possible violence and sporadic protests in the wake of recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called on security top brass to maintain tight vigil.
Chairing back to back high-level security review meetings here, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, asked the officers to remain on heightened alert and take all necessary measures to ensure public peace and tranquility.
The Lieutenant Governor appealed to the citizens and community leaders to uphold harmony and contribute to an atmosphere of calm and goodwill in society. “Preserving peace and sustaining the progress of society is a shared responsibility that rests equally upon each one of us,” he said.
Sinha held in-depth deliberations on the prevailing security scenario with top Army officers and Director General of Police at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar this morning. “The LG discussed the emerging situation with the top brass,” he added.
The meeting was attended by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C), Northern Command Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma,; DGP Nalin Prabhat; , GoC 15 Corps Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava and MGGS, Northern Command Major General Balbir Singh.
Pertinently, Kashmir has witnessed processions and rallies after the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the joint strikes. For the past three days Kashmir has remained under “precautionary restrictions.”
An official said that later in the day Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired another meeting at Police Control Room, Kashmir to review the law and order situation. The meeting was attended by senior police and civil administration officials, including Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat,; Special DG (Coordination) SJM Gillani,; ADGP Armed, Anand Jain; ADGP CID Nitish Kumar, IGP Kashmir VK Birdi, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, DIG, CKR, Rajiv Pandey, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, and other senior officials.
After chairing the meeting the Lieutenant Governor shared on X: “Chaired a meeting of senior police & civil administration officials at the Police Control Room, Kashmir, to review the law & order situation. Directed the officers to remain on heightened alert and take all necessary measures to ensure public peace and tranquillity. I also appeal to the citizens and community leaders to uphold harmony and contribute to an atmosphere of calm and goodwill in society. Preserving peace and sustaining the progress of society is a shared responsibility that rests equally upon each one of us.”
It may be recalled that MHA in its advisory had stated that intelligence inputs suggest that extremist groups may seek to exploit the prevailing tensions to foment unrest or carry out disruptive activities.
The MHA in its advisory had instructed the Directors General of Police to ensure that quick response teams remain operational and ready to respond swiftly to any untoward incident.
The Home Ministry had also placed special emphasis on monitoring social media platforms to curb the spread of inflammatory messages, misinformation and rumours that could disturb communal harmony.
