Be strict with those spreading hatred, Mehbooba tells DCs

Tribune News Service

Jammu, September 23

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to deal strictly with the elements spreading hatred among communities and people.

“The law must be enforced on equal terms while dealing with cases of bovine smuggling or cow vigilantism. You need to be strictly tough with the elements that are found indulging in sowing seeds of hatred among communities and people,” she said while chairing a meeting of the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu province here.

Referring to the recent joint anti-encroachment drive launched by the Jammu Development Authority and Forest Department, the Chief Minister cautioned the Deputy Commissioners against harassing any community or group in the drive.

Mehbooba also appreciated the Deputy Commissioners of the region for maintaining peace and communal amity in their areas and asked them to continue with the tempo.

The Chief Minister also termed corruption as a scourge which eats up the vitals of society and asked the officers to support her in the initiative of providing a responsive and responsible administration to the people of the state.