The home minister who arrived in the north Kashmir town of Baramulla from Kargil in Ladakh region, discussed the overall security situation in Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara.
Home minister P Chidambaram today reviewed the security situation in three north Kashmir districts, which witnessed violent protests during the past four months, with top officials of administration, police, CRPF and army.
Chidambaram, who arrived in the north Kashmir town of Baramulla from Kargil in Ladakh region, discussed the overall security situation in Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara -- the three districts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Valley, sources said.
Infiltration of militants from across the LoC before the onset of winter and steps taken to counter it were also discussed in detail, the sources said, adding he also met several delegations and went around Baramulla town, 55km from here.
The meeting was attended by director general of police Kuldeep Khoda, special director general of CRPF, General officer Commanding of 19 Infantry Division and inspector general of poice Kashmir Shiv Murari Sahai.
The other police officers to attend the meeting included SP Baramulla M A Untoo, SP Sopore Mohammad Altaf Khan, SP Kupwara VK Birdhi and SP Handwara Rafiq Vakil. The deputy commissioners of the three districts also attended the meeting, the sources said.
The home minister later met civilian delegations including those of Congress, National Conference, Fruit Growers Association, Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee and Bar Association, Tangmarg, they said.
Chidambaram later drove to parts of Baramulla town, where a strike had been called by hardline Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
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