A senior BSF official said that chances of infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, as the snow melts, increase during important events like the upcoming general elections. However, security forces are alert and capable enough to foil any such bid, the official said.
BSF Inspector General (Kashmir Frontier) Ashok Yadav said, “The BSF is deputed with the Army on the LoC. The election is an important time and we are ready to thwart any infiltration attempts from across. We are conducting area domination exercises.”
Yadav said that the chances of an infiltration bid across the borders are always there but the possibility of this is high when there is an important event like the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. "So, the BSF and the Army are alert and ready to foil such attempts," he added.
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The BSF IG said that not just important events but the melting of the snow across the Jammu and Kashmir borders also increase the chances of an infiltration bid during April and May.
{{/usCountry}}The BSF IG said that not just important events but the melting of the snow across the Jammu and Kashmir borders also increase the chances of an infiltration bid during April and May.
{{/usCountry}}“We have put plans in place to dominate those areas. We have made vulnerability maps and the forces will conduct area domination exercises according to that. The forces are capable to foil any such attempts,” Yadav said.
However, the security grid is being maintained and 65 companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) are deployed in the hinterland of Kashmir along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
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Yadav said, “About 65 companies of BSF are deputed in North, South and Central Kashmir ranges and are making security grid stronger and conducting area domination exercises along with the J-K Police. Whatever we have to do to ensure smooth elections, we will do that.”
Lok Sabha election 2024 schedule
The Election Commission of India (ECI) earlier this month announced the polling and vote counting schedule of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Voting across the country will take place in seven phases, starting on April 19 and ending on June 1.
Polling in Jammu and Kashmir will take place during the fifth phase of the elections on May 20. The counting of the votes will take place on June 4 across the country.
(With inputs from PTI)