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| Army is just a standby, no parade conducted since July 9 | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, July 11: Army is just a standby in Srinagar and no parade has been conducted by it since Friday last even as an uneasy calm prevailed in the valley kept under curfew because of violence and stone hurling incidents.
Curfew restrictions were imposed and army was called out after four people lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in violence in the summer capital last week."The troops are at the disposal of the state administration and we cannot take any action on our own," Lt Col J S Brar, defence ministry spokesman in Kashmir, said.He said troops, who were rushed to different areas on state government's request on July 7, remained in their respective areas.
The Army was on standby and ready to meet any emergency, he asserted.In reply to a question, he said there was no flag march as was being reported by some sections of the media.
Yes, army had conducted "domination of interline of communication" parade in some parts of outskirts of the city on July 7 and 8, he added.
Lt Col Brar said no such parade was conducted since then.This was after more than 15 years that troops were seen on the roads in Srinagar.
In the far-flung and remote areas, particularly in the forest areas, army, however, conducts counter-insurgency operations along with central paramilitary forces and state police personnel.
Lt Col Brar said army had not been deployed in any part of the Kashmir.
He said deployment meant, erecting bunkers, establishing camps and taking over the areas as per state government request.Troops are still in the camps but are ready and can take position just within few minutes in their designated areas," he said.A request for army deployment in the riot-hit Srinagar was received from the state on July 6 night.He said troops had been briefed on the prevailing situation in the valley, particularly in Srinagar where violence erupted on Tuesday.
Asked when the troops would move to pre-July 6 positions, he said the decision had to be taken by the state government only. As long as they require, the troops will remain in the present positions. Army will most likely remain there till July 13 when the valley people will remember 22 Kashmiris who were martyred in 1931 by Dogra police outside the Central Jail, Srinagar.
The decision to send the troops back to barracks would be taken only on July 14, official sources said.
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