Army Chief General V K Singh today dismised the need to cut down their forces in Jammu and Kashmir. He was replying to a query on Home Secretary G K Pillai's hint towards a 25 per cent reduction in security forces in the state. Maintaining that Army was not aware of any troop reduction plans, the Army chief said he was sure that any step in this direction would be taken in consultation with the Unified Command headquarters operating in the state. He said that the Home Secretary might have talked about reducing para-military and police forces. General Singh said the Army had deployed its troops in the state as per the requirements on the Line of Control and other areas.He also said it will be ensured that extra pressure is not put on his already-stretched deployments.When asked if the Army would agree with the demand for repealing the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some parts of the State, General Singh said, the issue is already before the Cabinet Committee on Security and he does not want to say anything further.The Army chief said after putting in a lot of effort and creating anti-terrorism obstacles in place, the security forces have been able to check infiltration to a large extent.Answering another query, the Army chief said that the Army would not allow the sacrifices made by its troops to go waste and allow terrorists to gain hold in areas which were previously cleansed by the security forces.