CM junks report on bid to revive militancy

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4

A high-level meeting of the state’s top brass, chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, today reviewed the state’s internal security as well as law and order, but raised doubts about the authenticity of intel reports suggesting an ISI project to target retired Army and police officials in a bid to revive militancy in Punjab.

Even as he directed the top police officials to ensure all possible steps to maintain peace and harmony in the state, the Chief Minister agreed with them that reports referring to intel inputs on such a project seemed far-fetched and removed from the ground realities.

Capt Amarinder, however, made it clear that his government would not allow the state’s peace and law and order to be disturbed at any cost.

The meeting comes a day after the state police said Pakistan-based KLF handler Harmeet Singh alias Happy PhD was plotting to carry out a Rajasansi-like attack on the anniversary of the Operation Bluestar.

The disclosure came on the heels of seizure of two smuggled hand grenades at Kukranwala Adda in Amritsar district's Ajnala subdivision.