You can be strict but don’t misbehave: Omar to security forces

December 22, 2013

OmarSrinagar, Dec 22: Asking security forces to ensure that human rights of people are respected, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday advised them to differentiate between strictness and misbehaviour while discharging their duties.

Praising the forces for working in difficult conditions here and assuring them full support for maintaining peace, the Chief Minister said the situation in the state has improved a lot but stressed that there is a lot to achieve before normalcy can return.

“Treat this as a message or an advice, but during discharging your duties, differentiate between strictness and misbehaviour. I often tell my police officers that sometimes when I see the behaviour of policemen with the people, I see that they want to be strict but end up misbehaving with them,” Mr. Omar said.

He was addressing a passing out parade at Recruit Training Centre (RTC) of CRPF at Humhama on the outskirts of the city.

The Chief Minister said people understand the need for strictness, but they do not want security forces to misbehave with them.

“People will not feel bad if you try to be strict....However, when you turn strictness into misbehaviour, people will never be ready to bear that. And then in stubbornness they do not do what we want them to do.

“Please behave with people in a good manner and uphold their human rights. This is what you have to keep in mind and maintain that difference. And then I would feel that really whatever you learnt on this land here, you will use that lesson in essence in the coming days,” Mr. Omar said.

“The situation here is not fully normal, though it is right that the situation has improved a lot. The situation you dealt with before is not the same you are dealing with now.

“But we have not reached the milestone where we can fully do away with guns and God willing, that day would not be far if you continue to help and support,” he said.

The Chief Minister said the government has worked out a strategy to deal with the militant attacks which specifically target security forces.

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June 26,2020

New Delhi, Jun 26: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the central government cannot shirk its responsibility of securing our borders with China and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence on the situation in Ladakh.

In a video message put out as part of the Congress party's campaign to honour the Army personnel who sacrificed their lives in Ladakh, she asked why the country's soldiers were martyred when China has not captured any Indian territory, as claimed by the Prime Minister.

"Today when there is a crisis-like situation at the India-China border, the central government cannot shirk its responsibility (of securing them)," she said in a video message as part of 'SpeakUpForOurJawans' campaign.

"The country wants to know if China has not captured our land in Ladakh, as claimed by the Prime Minister, then why were our 20 soldiers martyred," she asked.

She said while the Prime Minister says there is no intrusion into Indian territory, experts after seeing satellite images talk of the presence of Chinese troops in our territory confirming the intrusions.

"When and how will the Modi government take back from China our land in Ladakh? Is our territorial integrity being violated by China in Ladakh? Will the Prime Minister take the nation in confidence on the situation at the border?" Gandhi asked.

She said the government should give full support and strength to the Army, saying "this will be true patriotism".

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June 18,2020

New Delhi, Jun 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he is "deeply grateful" for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India''s membership of the UN Security Council.

India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity, he said.

India garnered 184 votes out of the 192 ballots cast in the General Assembly to win the election for the non-permanent seat in the powerful Security Council.

India''s two year term will begin on January 1, 2021.

This is the eighth time that India will sit at the UN high-table, which comprises five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.

"Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India''s membership of the UN Security Council," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity, he said.

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February 6,2020

Mumbai, Feb 6: The Reserve Bank of India, for the second straight time, on Thursday kept its key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent, maintaining its accommodative policy stance as long as it was necessary to revive growth.

The central bank retained GDP growth at 5 per cent for 2019-20 and pegged it at 6 per cent for the next fiscal.

"Economic activity remains subdued and the few indicators that have moved up recently are yet to gain traction in a more broad-based manner. Given the evolving growth-inflation dynamics, the MPC felt it appropriate to maintain status quo,” the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said.

The six-member committee voted unanimously to hold rates, but also said that there is “policy space available for further action”.

Between February and October 2019, the RBI had reduced repo rate by 135 basis points.

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