PM Modi lauds security forces for 'thwarting JeM's efforts to target DDC polls in J&K'

Lauding bravery of security forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, said that Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)'s efforts h been thwarted. Highlighting neutralising of four terrorists and seizing of large cache of weapons and explosives, PM Modi said that attempts to target upcoming DDC elections in Jammu-Kashmir have been thwarted. Prime Minister along with Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security visor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary, and country's top intelligence establishment held a review meeting on Thursday morning Nagrota encounter in Jammu - where four JeM terrorists were gunned down.

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Armed Forces neutralise 4 JeM terrorists

Earlier on Thursday, J&K's CRPF force along with Indian Army and J&K Police personnel in a 4-hour long encounter operation gunned down 4 terrorists. sources furr informed that infiltrators who entered Indian territory on Wednesday night were heing towards Srinagar on Thursday early morning around 5 am to carry out a major terrorists attack in Kashmir Valley. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh while speaking to Republic said, 'Terrorists' aim was to destroy ongoing peaceful democratic process for upcoming elections' referring to upcoming DDC polls. 

Centre sends 250 CAPF companies for DDC polls in J-K

DDC elections anunced

People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties in Jammu and Kashmir seeking restoration of erstwhile state's special status, anunced seat-sharing arrangement for first four phases of DDC elections. Congress, which is t 'officially' part of PAGD's coalition for polls, h fielded candidates as part of seat-sharing pact in second phase. party, which has faced severe backlash from BJP and PAGD allies for flip-flopping over Gupkar issue, has t yet released its candidates for fourth phase. polls to DDCs will be held in eight phases from vember 28 to December 24.

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Mobile internet has been limited to 2G across valley except in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts for post-paid services, and verified pre-paid services till vember 26.   ministration has stated that anuncement of elections to 280 DDC constituencies and by-elections to 13400 PRIs has captured interest of people, which will make 'terrorist and separatist' elements attempt elections. Around 250 companies or 25,000 central paramilitary personnel are being sent by Centre for providing security cover to forthcoming eight-phase District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.