Jammu: Admitting security lapse in Nadimarg where 24 Kashmiri Pundits were gunned
down by militants, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on March
26 said he has convened a high-level meeting in Srinagar to take a fresh look on the
security situation in the state, especially in minority pockets.
There was a security lapse in Nadimarg where not even a single policeman posted at
the security picket retaliated, he said winding up the discussion on the Governor's
address in the Legislative Council.
Even the Army, which was present one-and-a-half km away from the site of the
massacre could not respond to the situation immediately, Sayeed said.
"While similar unfortunate incidents had taken place in the past at Wandhama,
Chhattisinghpora, Prankote, our inadequate response to the situation is indeed a
matter of concern. All these things need to be sorted out to make our fight against
terror more effective and result-oriented so that such incidents are pre-empted,"
the Chief Minister said.
He said his government would take confidence-building measures to dispel the sense
of insecurity among Kashmiri Pundits following Nadimarg massacre. The state police
would be geared up to meet the challenge of militancy in a more effective manner.
The massacre was aimed at derailing the peace process initiated by his government,
Sayeed said. "The enemies of peace are exploiting our vulnerabilities to achieve
their nefarious designs. We have to plug the loopholes and remain ever vigilant
against their machinations."
PTI
