SRINAGAR: General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lt General DP Pandey has said that there is no future of militancy in Kashmir now and that the youth who have taken the path of terrorism should come back to the mainstream.
He was talking to media persons on the sidelines of an event in Balapora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district where he was attending a felicitation ceremony of 12-sector RR.
“Youth of Shopian have understood that the terrorism has been decimated and there is no point treading the path now, and that is the reason that number of local recruitment is down,” he said.
He said that only foreign militants are being killed in Kashmir, while the support of the people of Shopian to the militants has also ended.
“I am hopeful the youth will understand the fact and will remain away from the radicalization process taking place on social media,” he said.
On the issue of infiltration, he said, the infiltrators are ready to sneak in, “but they know that there is no support for them at the border as well as within Kashmir.”
He said that there are 120 to 140 militants waiting for infiltration on launching pads. “There are reports of such numbers and in fact, we have sent them back thrice and in one attempt we have killed one infiltrator on the Line of Control in North Kashmir,” he said, adding the terrorists do not have the heart to cross the line.
During the felicitation ceremony, Players of Squay Martial Art were honoured for their wins at national level games. The Core Commander was accompanied by GOC Victor Force P Srivastava and Command 12 sector RR N S Grewal.
