New Delhi
\nDays after imposition of Governor\u2019s rule in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said Army was operating with \u201cpeople-friendly\u201d rules of engagement in the Valley.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur basic purpose is to go after terrorists who create violence and disturbance in the Valley. Our aim is not to cause inconvenience to civilian population who are not indulging in arson or violence,\u201d he said on the sidelines of an event here.<\/p>\n
Jammu and Kashmir was placed under Governor\u2019s rule on June 20, the fourth time in the last one decade, after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner PDP forcing Mehbooba Mufti to resign as the chief minister of the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nothing like stepping up… Army continues to operate with the formulated rules of engagement,\u201d Rawat said when asked whether security has been stepped up in the Valley after the fall of the government.<\/p>\n
The Army chief said in addition to the \u201cstringent\u201d rules of engagement, local formation commanders continuously give guidelines to soldiers as to how to operate.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur rules of engagement are very people-friendly and we conduct operations in a very people-friendly manner. And, motivated reports that Indian Army is carrying out brutal operations in Kashmir is not true,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gen Rawat had earlier dismissed the recent UN report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir as \u201cmotivated\u201d and asserted that Indian Army\u2019s record in this regard was \u201cabsolutely above board\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Army chief today interacted with a group of school students, including five girls, from Baramullah and other neighbouring regions of the Valley who visited him here at South Block as part of a national integration tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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