Security forces vacate 939 buildings in Jammu& Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir governement today said that 939 buildings were vacated by security forces last year in the state and asserted that the local police will get a major role in internal security duty.
   
"As many as 939 buildings have been vacated by the security forces in J&K. These include 311 government buildings, 590 private buildings, 30 hotels and eight cinema halls so far," state law and parliamentary affairs minister Ali Mohammad Sagar told the Assembly.
   
He was responding to a resolution moved by PDP members on withdrawal of security forces from civilian areas and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in J&K.
   
The minister said that Omar Abdullah government has always emphasised on making sincere efforts "to mitigate sufferings of the people and create conducive atmosphere for zero human rights violation".
       
The minister said the coalition government had quickly responded to the security related incidents that happened at Bomai Pakherpora in Baramulla and Nishat where enquires were conducted and the persons responsible for them booked.
   
It was for the first time in the past 20 years that security forces handed over their personnel to local police for interrogation in the killing of a young boy, he claimed.
       
Regarding revocation of AFSPA, Sagar said that efforts have been made to bring the state police to the forefront. He also referred to the statements of the prime minister and the home minister, maintaining that the local police will get a more prominent role.