Guv, CM condemn terror attacks

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 29: After being informed about the attacks by Pakistan terrorists at Ramgarh and Nagrota early this morning Governor N N Vohra spoke with Lt Gen D S Hooda, Northern Army Commander, K Rajendra, DGP, Lt Gen A K Sharma, GOC XVI Corps; Maj Gen S Sharma, GOC 26 Div and D K Upadhyaya, IG, BSF (Jammu Frontier).
He conveyed to GOC XVI Corps and IG BSF his grief and sincere sympathy and requested that the same be conveyed to the next of the kin of the brave soldiers who had lost their lives in the encounters with the terrorists and hoped that the injured Army and BSF personnel would recover very early.
In his discussions with Lt Gen Hooda, the Governor expressed serious concern about repeated terrorist attacks on security forces establishment and Pakistan’s continuing attempts to exacerbate the situation while India was seeking to restore peace and normalcy.
The Governor urged all the security force commanders to enhance surveillance on every front and, in the absence of Chief Minister from station, has asked the Chief Secretary to direct the districts and divisional civil and police administration to immediately review the security of all important installations and establishments.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condemned the terror attack on an Army formation at Nagrota. She has also condemned a similar attack at Samba.
In a statement issued here today, Mehbooba said Jammu & Kashmir has suffered heavily due to the unending cycle of violence and appealed for an end to it.
The Chief Minister has expressed sympathies with the families of slain soldiers and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured.