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'J&K council polls big challenge for police'
Wednesday November 21, 2012 07:35:34 PM,
IANS
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Jammu: In view of the militant threats, the Jammu
and Kashmir police would find it tough to provide adequate
security during the legislative council polls due next month,
especially after about 3,750 CRPF men have been withdrawn from the
state, an official said Wednesday.
"It is really going to be a tough challenge for the Jammu and
Kashmir Police in view of the militants threatening panchayat
members to dissociate themselves from the election process," the
official said.
The polls are due Dec 3 for four seats of the Jammu and Kashmir
legislative council. But 30 companies of the Central Reserve
Police Force - 26 from Kashmir Valley and four from the Jammu
region - were sent Nov 10 to Gujarat on election duty. A Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF) company consists of 125 personnel.
The elections for the Gujarat assembly will be held in two phases
-- Dec 13 and Dec 17.
"Besides 40 candidates contesting the legislative council polls,
there are over 33,000 panchayat members, forming the electoral
college, whose security is a big concern," said the official, who
requested not to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to
the media.
He added that besides providing security to individuals, police
would also have to make security arrangements at 286 polling
booths in the state.
"This (council elections) is a massive task for us, and we have to
manage with our limited resources," the official said.
As many as 10 panchayat members have been killed since they were
elected in June last year, while threats from militants have
forced about 600 elected village panches and sarpanches (village
council members and heads) to resign from their posts.
The strength of state police force is about two lakh men who have
to look after the routine policing besides special deployments and
providing security to VIPs.
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