Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir will not affect Army’s operations, says General Bipin Rawat
The chief of the Army staff blamed militants for forcing the government to revoke the Ramzan ceasefire.
Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the imposition of Governor’s rule in the state would not affect the Army’s operations. “Our operations will go on like they used to,” the Army chief said. “We don’t face any political interference.”
Governor’s rule was imposed in the state on Wednesday, a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party pulled out of the government and ended its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party.
Rawat said the Centre had ended the unilateral ceasefire, which was announced during Ramzan, because militants continued with their attacks. “We only stopped our operations during Ramzan,” IANS quoted Rawat as saying. “But we saw what happened. The terrorists continued with their actions.”
We only stopped our operations during Ramzan. But, we saw what happened. The imposing of Governor's rule will not affect our operations. Our operations will go on like they used to. We don't face any political interference: General Bipin Rawat, Army chief pic.twitter.com/aOv0saHNE4
— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2018
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh revoked the ceasefire on Sunday, citing “violence and killings” by militants through the month. Officials said there were 20 grenade attacks, 50 militant strikes and 41 killings in Kashmir during this period.