Army Chief lauds jawans on 100 days of ceasefire with Pakistan
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi/Srinagar: On the eve of completion of 100 days of the ceasefire with Pakistan at the Line of Control, Army Chief Gen. M.M. The Army Chief on Wednesday visited units and formations where he was briefed by local commanders on the security situation and the steps being taken to identify and target the overground workers’ network involved in radicalisation and recruitment of youth into terrorist ranks. Gen. Naravane held a separate meeting with J&K lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan and is due to interact with civil officials and some others for a broader assessment of the overall security scenario. A defence spokesman said the Army Chief was briefed by commanders in details on the measures to “identify and target” the OGWs’ network “involved in radicalisation and recruitment of youth into terrorist ranks”. A J&K government spokesman said the Army Chief and the lieutenant-governor at their Raj Bhavan meeting discussed the “recent internal security developments and prevailing security scenario” in the UT and “several internal and external security-related issues and their effective management”.