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Jammu, May 17:

Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday directed the security agencies to launch coordinated anti-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir to rid the Union Territory of terrorism and to fulfill the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir.

Amit Shah issued these directions at a high-level review meeting in New Delhi , held against the backdrop of recent killings , particularly that of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit employee on Thursday last. The killing has deepened the fears of the community , particularly among those serving in the Valley under PM’s Employment and Rehabilitation Package . The employees have threatened to leave the Valley as they feel that they were living in a hostile atmosphere and the security environment was fragile .

The Union Home Minister said that there should be zero tolerance to terrorism, and all out operations should be launched to wipe out vestiges of terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir .

Amit Shah reiterated that terrorists must know that they have no place to thrive in the Valley and the message should go to them and their masters across the border that days of terrorism are over in Jammu and Kashmir as it is new India determined to fight terrorism to finish .

A release of the MHA said that Amit Shah held a review meeting in New Delhi today on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha, the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Chief of Army Staff, senior officials of the Government of India and the Jammu and Kashmir administration.

Shri Amit Shah “directed security forces and the police to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations pro-actively. He said to fulfill Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu & Kashmir, security forces should ensure zero cross-border infiltration to wipe out terrorism in the Union Territory.”