Mehbooba invokes ‘healing touch’ to tackle youth in Unified Headquarters meeting

Srinagar: Chairing first meeting of Unified Headquarters after valley witnessed around 100 killings in 2016 and subsequent events, chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday laid emphasis on undertaking youth counselling.

Mehbooba according to spokesman, directed the security agencies to undertake youth counseling and ensure that no collateral damage takes place while dealing with day to day law & order situations.
She had specifically directed that culprits be brought to justice if found involved in harassing a community or section of society in the name of a social cause.

The spokesman said that Mehbooba directed agencies to improve the “Public-Security Force interface and make it a regular affair.”

She said holding of counseling sessions for youth would not only help the youth ally apprehensions and misgivings about the system but would also give the security agencies a chance to reach out to people through community policing.

She has also laid emphasis on exercise of restraint. “The Chief Minister directed the security agencies to exercise restraint while dealing with provocative situations, Wherever restraint was exercised, it showed positive results on the ground for the government and helped in maintaining peace and order,” she has said in the meeting.

She said “the youth unfortunately caught in the cycle of misinformation and violence are our own who ought to be won over with a healing touch.”

Mehbooba according to spokesman said youth engagement should be prioritized rather than viewing it as a routine law and order issue. She directed that care should be taken to avoid and minimize all collateral damage while conducting operations. She also directed that parents of youth be taken into confidence as and when there is some complaint about any youth and in no way should the family be held accountable for the deeds of the said youth.

The meeting also deliberated upon the latest security and law& order situation obtaining in the state.

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