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| 19000 JK policemen guarding politicians, homes of separatists | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 11: While the security forces have been dealing with the ongoing protests in Kashmir, around 20000 Jammu and Kashmir policemen are deployed as guards at homes and properties of mainstream politicians and separatists in the state.
Early Times has learnt from reliable sources that total strength of the Jammu and Kashmir Police is estimated at 73,363. "Of these, around 19,000 policemen are deployed as guards at homes and properties of politicians and pro-separatist activists. As many as 8,000 cops work as personal security guards (PSO) of politicians," a senior police official said.
The government spent Rs 69 crore on the salaries of guards on the security detail of separatists and Rs 40 crore on PSOs in 2014. The total money spent on the salaries of guards since 2010 is Rs 309 crore. Rs 150 crore went to PSOs. A total of 669 'uncategorised' activists across 22 districts also get security cover from the state.
The figures are significant as centre is considering crack down on the Kashmiri separatists and withdraw several facilities accorded to them. Presently, 900 policemen are deployed in the security of the separatists.
The separatists get funds in the form of pension, travel allowance and medical allowance besides security. The Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir governments jointly bear the expenditure on these facilities.
In 2014-15, the state government spent over Rs 120 crore on fuel, hotel stay and security of separatists, which is more than the state's budget allocation of Rs 100 crore earmarked for widows and destitute women under welfare schemes. "In 2015-16, Rs 234.51 crore was spent on the 1,971 persons on the protected list," sources said.
In 2013-14, the state government spent Rs 107 crore-including approximately Rs 4 crore on hotel bills and Rs 5 crore on petrol and diesel-on separatists.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a petition against providing Central funds to separatists, as "illegal and unconstitutional". Kashmir is not the safest place in India right now, as the pro-azadi agitation continues, claiming 77 lives so far. But the separatists, who refuse peace parleys and thank Pakistan in public, lead a safe existence, courtesy the Indian state. Since 2010, the total expenditure on protecting and mollycoddling them, as per government documents, exceeds Rs 560 crore.
Jammu district is home to 109 uncategorised political activists, followed by 93 in Doda. Srinagar tops the chart with 207, including 83 who are provided security cover. In Shopian, where separatists are leading the ongoing agitation, the government pays for guarding 39 activists, including 15 uncategorised political activists. Similarly, 114 persons are enjoying security cover in the curfew hit-Anantnag. Of these, 49 are in the uncategorised list. There are 124 categorised protectees in Srinagar. Neighbouring Baramulla has 66 political activists in the categorised list and 32 in the uncategorised category. The state police provides security cover to 82 categorised political activists in Kupwara. Baramulla has 98 similar political activists covered under the state security umbrella. Pulwama and Kishtwar districts have 70 such political activists each, while Budgam has 62 of these separatists. |
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