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Army stages flag march; curfew strictly enforced in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 7 (PTI) The Indian Army Wednesday staged
flag marches in tension-ridden Srinagar as curfew was strictly
enforced in the city and other places in the Kashmir Valley in
northern India, which witnessed a fresh spate of clashes
between protestors and security forces that had left three
people dead.
Requisitioned by the state authorities late Tuesday
night, the Army moved in 17 columns (about 1,700 personnel)
into various parts of the city at the crack of dawn.
Srinagar, which was bustling with tourists before the
trouble started, looked like a lifeless city with empty
streets, closed shops and deserted shikaras amid the heavy
presence of security forces.
The state government had sought help of the Indian Army
in the wake of spiralling protests in the city.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday spoke to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh over phone and briefed him on the law
and order situation in the Valley.
Omar apprised the Prime Minister about the steps being
taken in restoring normalcy which included cracking down on
mischief-makers and miscreants, sources said.
The Chief Minister also spoke twice to Home Minister
P Chidambaram and also to Defence Minister A K Antony about
the developments.
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai, who flew in here from
Delhi along with Director General of Military Operations Lt
Gen A M Verma to take stock of the situation after a meeting
of the Cabinet Committee on Security, met the Chief Minister
and reviewed the overall law and order situation.
Pillai assured the Chief Minister of complete support of
the Centre in maintaining peace in the Valley. The Home
Secretary also chaired a meeting of officials of Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Army and State Police and
Intelligence Bureau.
The Kashmir situation was discussed at the Cabinet
Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by the Prime
Minister. It was decided that Army would be deployed only in
the "periphery" and not in the congested areas of Kashmir.
The CCS favoured "maximum crackdown" on miscreants who
had contributed to the deterioration of the current situation
in the valley.
It was also made clear that army has been deployed in
Srinagar for "deterrent effect" and the decision to place it
in specific areas would be done by the civil administration.
In the afternoon, the state police arrested President
of Kashmir Bar Association Mian Qayoom under the stringent
Public Safety Act.
Curfew was also in force in Anantnag, Pampore, Pulwama
and Kulgam in South Kashmir and Kupwara and Bandipore in North
Kashmir. Restrictions have also been imposed in Sopore and
Baramulla where the Army staged flag marches.
The Army was called out in Srinagar late Tuesday night
to enforce the curfew, keeping in view the non-availability of
adequate number of police personnel, many of whom have been
deployed for Amarnath Yatra and counter-insurgency operations,
official sources said.(MORE) PTI
flag marches in tension-ridden Srinagar as curfew was strictly
enforced in the city and other places in the Kashmir Valley in
northern India, which witnessed a fresh spate of clashes
between protestors and security forces that had left three
people dead.
Requisitioned by the state authorities late Tuesday
night, the Army moved in 17 columns (about 1,700 personnel)
into various parts of the city at the crack of dawn.
Srinagar, which was bustling with tourists before the
trouble started, looked like a lifeless city with empty
streets, closed shops and deserted shikaras amid the heavy
presence of security forces.
The state government had sought help of the Indian Army
in the wake of spiralling protests in the city.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday spoke to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh over phone and briefed him on the law
and order situation in the Valley.
Omar apprised the Prime Minister about the steps being
taken in restoring normalcy which included cracking down on
mischief-makers and miscreants, sources said.
The Chief Minister also spoke twice to Home Minister
P Chidambaram and also to Defence Minister A K Antony about
the developments.
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai, who flew in here from
Delhi along with Director General of Military Operations Lt
Gen A M Verma to take stock of the situation after a meeting
of the Cabinet Committee on Security, met the Chief Minister
and reviewed the overall law and order situation.
Pillai assured the Chief Minister of complete support of
the Centre in maintaining peace in the Valley. The Home
Secretary also chaired a meeting of officials of Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Army and State Police and
Intelligence Bureau.
The Kashmir situation was discussed at the Cabinet
Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by the Prime
Minister. It was decided that Army would be deployed only in
the "periphery" and not in the congested areas of Kashmir.
The CCS favoured "maximum crackdown" on miscreants who
had contributed to the deterioration of the current situation
in the valley.
It was also made clear that army has been deployed in
Srinagar for "deterrent effect" and the decision to place it
in specific areas would be done by the civil administration.
In the afternoon, the state police arrested President
of Kashmir Bar Association Mian Qayoom under the stringent
Public Safety Act.
Curfew was also in force in Anantnag, Pampore, Pulwama
and Kulgam in South Kashmir and Kupwara and Bandipore in North
Kashmir. Restrictions have also been imposed in Sopore and
Baramulla where the Army staged flag marches.
The Army was called out in Srinagar late Tuesday night
to enforce the curfew, keeping in view the non-availability of
adequate number of police personnel, many of whom have been
deployed for Amarnath Yatra and counter-insurgency operations,
official sources said.(MORE) PTI
