Measures to counter terrorism discussed at Rashtriya Rifles meet

The 13th Rashtriya Rifles Biennial Conference was held at Udhampur on Wednesday which was chaired by GOC-in-C of Northern Command, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar. The meeting discussed among other issues the counter-terrorism measures in Jammu region.

General Officers Commanding Counter Insurgency Forces, Rashtriya Rifles Formation / Battalion Commanders and senior officers from Army Headquarters and Northern Command also took part in the meeting.

An official informed, “Army Commander lauded the performance of Rashtriya Rifles in restoring peace and stability in J&K over the past decades and extolled their contribution to inclusive development and nation building”.

Lt Gen Kumar emphasised on the need for Rashtriya Rifles to continue re-orienting, restructuring and re-configuring as an “agile, lean and mean, technology-enabled force” to deal with prevalent operational challenges and those likely to manifest in future, efficiently and effectively.

He exhorted all Rashtriya Rifles Commanders and troops to continue to operate ‘for the people and with the people’ as a counter-terrorism force which is well-embedded in the geography and demography of J&K. “As emissaries of the Indian Army in grassroot contact with the populace, the Rashtriya Rifles are well poised to contribute towards both community and nation building and this larger aim must define all our lines of effort,” he said.

Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar congratulated all ranks of Rashtriya Rifles for their steadfast commitment and sacrifice towards successfully prosecuting the counter-terrorism effort in J&K.