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Army redeployed in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of PM's visit |
The UPA Government has ordered the redeployment of troops in Jammu and
Kashmir to plug gaps in security along the border and the Line of Control (LoC).
According to a television report, the move is being seen as a confidence building
measure ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state later this
month. It maybe recalled that during a visit to the state last week, Union Home
Minister P Chidambaram had said that Jammu and Kashmir Police would be at the
forefront in the fight against militancy and that army would be deployed on the
LoC. The army has redeployed two battalions of Rashtriya Rifles from north and
south Kashmir in the Doda region of Jammu . The Prime Minister, who was scheduled
to visit the state on October 18 to inaugurate a 12-km railway line connecting
Anantnag and Qazigund, had postponed the trip because of the non-availability
of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. Singh, who is expected to tour the state
for two days, is now likely to be there on October 27. During his visit, he is
expected to review the railway project connecting the Kashmir Valley with Jammu
region. He may also review the Dal project besides progress in other developmental
schemes under the Prime Minister's Reconstruction Plan. The Prime Minister had
inaugurated the 66-km long section from Anantnag to Mazhom last year. Congress
President Sonia Gandhi had earlier this year inaugurated the 35-km-long Mazhom-Baramulla
line, part of the 119-Km Qazigund-Baramulla railway line. |
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