Security forces vacate 1,225 buildings in J&K

Jammu: Committed to decreasing the footprint of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government has ensured that the forces have been vacated from 1,225 buildings in the state till date.

"As many as 1,225 buildings including 427 government buildings have been vacated from occupation of the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir till date," officials of the state Home Ministry said here. 

Apart from the 427 government buildings, 766 private houses and 32 hotels were vacated from the occupation of the security forces, they said. 

The officials said 100 government buildings were vacated in 2010-11, including 39 educational institutes and 8 health institutions. 

The buildings were vacated by shifting the security forces to alternate accommodation being constructed in a phased manner, they said, adding that Jammu and Kashmir government is committed to lessen the footprint of the security forces in the state, depending upon the improvement in the security situation. 

Source: http://www.zeenews.com/news698003.html

Won't give up, we will enter J&K again: Sushma Swaraj

CHANDIGARH: Hours after being deported out of Jammu, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said that she, Jaitely and Anant Kumar will once again lead BJP workers to enter J&K on Tuesday.

"If we had our say we will reach Lal Chowk at Srinagar on January 26 with large number of people to hoist the national flag," she added.

Sushma tweeted, "We did not come for a Satyagraha. We have come for Tiranga Yatra. Won't give up. Come what may...We will enter J&K again."

Around 50,000 BJP and BJYM activists are likely to gather at Madhpur on Tuesday morning where first they will be addressed by senior party leaders and then they will head for Lakhanpur border to enter J&K.

Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Anant Kumar held a close door meeting alongwith BJYM national president Anurag Thakur to decide their strategy for Tuesday morning.

Anurag Thakur before heading for meeting with top BJP leaders told TOI that they are determined to enter Jammu to hoist national flag at Lal Chowk.

The three leaders were brought to Lakhanpur border from Jammu airport under tight security. Even the doors of their cars were locked and were opened only by security officials when the cavalcade reached Lakhanpur.

They were brought to Lakhanpur border in three bullet proof amabassador cars which were further surrounded by four gypsys and one jammer.

Meanwhile, reacting to the move by Omar Abdullah government to forcibly move them out of Jammu, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely said that the situation in J&K today is worst than it was in 1953 when one needed a permit to enter the state.

"Today you can physically pick up people and throw them out of the state," he said.

He described the Jammu and Kashmir government's action against them as "unprecedented and undemocratic."

Jaitely said "I don't know whether there is any rule of law left in the country and in this state. There is absoutely no law."

He said the Yuva Morcha is determined to proceed ahead with the yatra.

Source:-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Wont-give-up-we-will-enter-JK-again-Sushma-Swaraj/articleshow/7357326.cms