Holding G-20 meeting in J&K will be a message to our enemies, says Lieutenant-General Manoj Sinha
The Hindu
‘Security agencies have launched final assault on militancy, its ecosystem’
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in his Republic Day address on January 26, 2023 said the upcoming G-20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir will be a message to the enemies and asserted that the security agencies have launched the final assault on militancy and its ecosystem in the Union Territory (UT)
“The G-20 meeting being held in J&K in May this year is a message to the enemies of humanity who were attacking the interests of our citizens through cowardly acts of terrorism for decades. I urge every section of the society to come forward and make the G-20 an inclusive event,” Mr. Sinha, while addressing the Republic Day gathering at Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, said.
He said all efforts to destabilize the peace in J&K was given a befitting reply. “Security agencies are busy in the final assault on the terror, its ecosystem and its supporters to ensure everlasting peace in J&K,” Mr. Sinha said.
He said J&K witnessed 55% decrease in the civilian killings in 2022. “There is a significant dip in the killing of security forces personnel as well,” he added.
On the issue of fresh migration of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, Mr. Sinha said the administration was trying to solve the problems of Kashmiri Pandit brothers and sisters with utmost sensitivity. “Their safety is our topmost priority. All the Prime Minister package and minority employees working in the Kashmir valley have been deployed at safe places. The long-standing issue of availability of land for their accommodations has been resolved, and construction of 3000 accommodations shall be completed this year,” Mr. Sinha said.
He said the special Kashmir migrant portal, which was launched in September last year for registering grievances for illegally encroached properties during the 1990s, has registered 8408 applications and action has been taken on 6336 applications, resulting in removal of encroachment on 2608 kanals of land.
Defending the newly-introduced land laws in J&K, Mr. Sinha said the development and aspirations of common masses were held hostage by exploitative and anti-developmental land laws for decades. “Over the last two years, land owners have been empowered through a series of land reforms. Legal action is being taken against influential people who had illegally encroached upon the government,” he said.
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