Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a Union Territory-level security conference on the lines of the DGPs/IGPs Conference, stressing the need for a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to counter terrorism in all its forms.
Addressing the conference, the Lieutenant Governor said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, such security deliberations have become a vital platform for collaboration among security and civil administration agencies.
He recalled that detailed discussions were held during the DGPs/IGPs Conference in Raipur earlier this year on the theme “Viksit Bharat: Security Dimensions”, reflecting the Government of India’s commitment to modernising policing institutions to meet emerging security challenges.
Focus on Terror Ecosystem
The Lieutenant Governor underlined the need for coordinated action against terrorists, their enablers and ideological supporters to completely dismantle the terror ecosystem and eliminate safe havens.
“The real security gains achieved since 2019 must be defended. Every single terrorist and their supporter operating in the Valley, forests, hills or villages must be neutralised,” he said.
Sinha said that over the past six years, strengthening of the security grid and close coordination among the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army, Intelligence agencies and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have resulted in a significant decline in terrorist violence, the number of active terrorists and local recruitment.
“Armed terrorists, their supporters, overground workers (OGWs) and elements intimidating common citizens must be treated alike. We must ensure they pay a very heavy price for their actions,” he asserted.
Adapting to New-Age Threats
The Lieutenant Governor also discussed strategies to tackle evolving threats, enhance intelligence capabilities and build a next-level security grid to address new-age challenges.
“The landscape of security threats has changed profoundly. We need to move from reactive to proactive strategies and employ advanced tools such as Artificial Intelligence to counter terrorism, terror financing, radicalisation and narco-terrorism,” he said.
The one-day UT-level security conference was attended by senior officers of the J&K Police, Intelligence agencies, Civil Administration and CAPFs.
