Union minister and national conference leader Farooq Abdullah said he had confidence in the Army and it would not do anything that would impact the security of the country.
Citing improvement in the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister and national conference leader Farooq Abdullah today said the withdrawal of 30,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir did not worry him as he was confident the army would not do anything to impact the country's security.
"Infiltration has come down and the ground situation is much better in the state," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister told reporters here.
Attributing the reduction in cross-border infiltration in the state to the firm anti-terror stand taken by the international community, he said, "The world is not going to stand by and watch terrorism grow."
To a question on the recent withdrawal of 30,000 troops from the state as stated by the defence minister AK Antony, Abdullah said he had confidence in the Army and it would not do anything that would impact the security of the country.
"I am not worried (by the withdrawal)," he said.
The defence minister recently said 30,000 troops had been withdrawn from the state following improvement in the security situation there.
Noting that the Army had other functions to do like manning the borders, he said "We have a good, well-trained police force. There is also the central police (para-military forces) to look after the law and order." On the current situation in Pakistan in the wake of recent spate in terror attacks in that country, Abdullah, who was here to attend a function, said, "I think they are in deep trouble. It is their country and it is not for an Indian to tell them what their government should do to tackle terror."
On resumption of composite dialogue with Pakistan, he said it would happen once India was convinced that Islamabad meant business and would not allow their soil to be used for terrorism.
Replying to a question on the World Bank refusing to fund a project in Kashmir, he said there had been "some misinterpretation" but funds had not been stalled.
On protests over the CBI report on Shopian case, he said "I have not read the CBI report. First they said they wanted a judge, we got it, then they wanted the CBI, we got it. Now, I cannot bring God", he said.
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