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'Decision on reduction of troops in J-K after Amarnath Yatra' New Delhi: Army Chief
General Deepak Kapoor today said the decision to reduce troops in Jammu and Kashmir
would be taken after seeing the trends in the situation during the summer and
the Amarnath Yatra. General Kapoor was speaking to the reporters on the sidelines
of the induction of the Artillery Combat and Control System (ACCCS) Shakti, which
is the artillery component of TAC 31. "We need to go through the Amarnath Yatra,
which is supposed to be starting shortly and the summer season because the snow
is melting and the passes are going to be open. The chances of infiltration going
up are very much there, especially since a number of (terror) camps are existing
on the other side of the LoC," the Army Chief said. "After we see the trends this
summer season and post the Amarnath Yatra, your question would be tackled at that
point of time," General Kapoor added. Replying to a question on reduction of troops
if conditions improve in J-K, General Kapoor said the decision to withdraw the
Army from the state would be taken by the political leadership of the country
after assessing the situation there. "As the situation improves gradually, as
and when the political authority feels that the Army should be withdrawn, it may
be withdrawn and it depends on the assessment by the political authority of situation,"
he said.
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