ISIS flags in Kashmir merit concern: Army
16 Oct 2014 6:19 AM IST
The waving of ISIS flags in northern Indian state Kashmir is a matter of concern and ‘deserves the highest attention of the security agencies’ so that the Valley youth are prevented from being lured into the ranks of the jihadist organisation, a top Army official said on Wednesday.
The comments by the General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 15 Corps, Lt Gen. Subrata Saha, come a day after chief minister rubbished the appearance of the jihadist group’s flags in the Valley as an act of ‘some idiots’.
Lt Gen. Saha, while noting that the ability of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to attract a large number of volunteers was a cause of worry, said that concerted efforts have to be made to secure the ‘right to prosperity’ of the youth in the Valley if they were to be kept away from the path of terror.
‘The emergence of the ISIS flags (during protests) merits concern and deserves the highest attention of the security agencies to prevent the youth of Kashmir from getting lured (into ISIS),’ Saha told PTI.
The comments by the General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 15 Corps, Lt Gen. Subrata Saha, come a day after chief minister rubbished the appearance of the jihadist group’s flags in the Valley as an act of ‘some idiots’.
Lt Gen. Saha, while noting that the ability of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to attract a large number of volunteers was a cause of worry, said that concerted efforts have to be made to secure the ‘right to prosperity’ of the youth in the Valley if they were to be kept away from the path of terror.
‘The emergence of the ISIS flags (during protests) merits concern and deserves the highest attention of the security agencies to prevent the youth of Kashmir from getting lured (into ISIS),’ Saha told PTI.
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