Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the current unrest in the Kashmir Valley and find an administrative and political way out in consultation with State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. All the members of the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister A K Antony and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna were present at the meeting, which comes in the wake of the Valley witnessing a fresh spell of violence. The meeting voiced its resolve to help the state government in all possible ways and also underscored the need for adequate backup for the CRPF and state police while dealing with protesters. The state government had also sent a request for a policy to rehabilitate former militants, who have served their jail sentence and were unemployed besides a comprehensive policy for those youths who were willing to return from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to sources, intelligence agencies have reported that a majority of stone pelters were former militants who were at present unemployed.
News On AIR | August 2, 2010 2:36 PM
PM chairs CCS’ high level meet on J&K situation