In open letter, 15 ex-IPS officers laud Modi govt action in Jammu and Kashmir

Fifteen retired IPS officers Saturday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding him for his governments courageous and decisive efforts to resolve the complex Kashmir issue and termed exemplary the recent initiative by the Centre to reach out to political stakeholders thereThe signatories 10 of whom have served as state DGPs said the complete integration of Kashmir with the Union of India was an unfinished task since the Constitution was adopted in 1950The Modi governments painstaking courageous and decisive efforts at attempting to resolve the complex Kashmir issue have been noticed ever since the Modi dispensation came to power seven years ago they addedIt is a matter of national pride that over these years the central government tried all means possible to achieve this goalThe momentous decision to annul Article 35A and readdown Article 370 was efficiently implemented with all necessary precautions to prevent the loss of life and property the letter saidNow a citizen of Kashmir can proudly call himself or herself Indian and receive all benefits that the Indian State bestows on its citizens it saidThe retired police officers also said it is a matter of great satisfaction that the governments ability to foresee future events and to plan for all kinds of possibilities led to tight control over crime terrorism and public order since August 5 2019 when the Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated and the erstwhile state was divided into two Union TerritoriesThey said the implementation of the plan was impeccable given that Pakistan the permanent interloper in matters regarding Kashmir was boxed into a difficult position given its earlier stand of nonrecognition of Article 370Of more interest is the fact that Pakistan is now calling for the reinstatement of Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir which amounts to accepting Jammu and Kashmir as part of the Union of India they saidThe retired police officers also appreciated the manner in which the government organised an impeccable system of managing external pressures such as those from western nations and multilateral bodies like the United Nation which they said had been interfering in Indias internal affairs regarding Kashmir for several decadesNone of these external elements were able to create any significant impact except the appearance of articles in media of choice Almost two years have elapsed and the seal of integration with the Union is absolute they saidThe Central governments most recent initiative at reaching out to political stakeholders and countering the twin elements of Dil ki doori and Dilli ki doori in order to enhance trust is exemplary reflecting a dynamic approach to policymaking the letter saidWe are hopeful that you will fulfil your promise of bringing economic development to Jammu and Kashmir with all the robust investment plans that have been finalised they saidThe signatories include AK Singh IPS Gujarat 1985 Badri Prasad Singh IPS Uttar Pradesh 1990 Geeta Johri IPS Gjaurat 1982 K Aravinda Rao IPS AP 1977 K Rajendra Kumar IPS JK 1984 KB Singh IPS Odisha 1985M Nageswara Rao IPS Odisha 1986 PP Pandey IPS Gujarat 1982 Prakash Mishra IPS Odisha 1977Prime Minister Modi Thursday held an allparty meeting on Jammu and Kashmir where he said the ongoing delimitation exercise there has to happen quickly so that polls can be held to form an elected government that gives strength to its development trajectoryThe prime minister had also said he wanted to remove ldquoDilli ki Durirdquo as well as ldquoDil Ki Durirdquo distance from Delhi as well as distance of hearts according to the sourcesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever