RR performed major role in establishing peace, stability in J&K: Northern Army Commander

Jammu, Nov 20: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar Wednesday lauded the stellar performance of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in restoring peace and stability in Jammu & Kashmir over the past decades.

He also extolled their (RR troops’) contribution to inclusive development and nation building. Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar was addressing the 13th Rashtriya Rifles Biennial conference at Udhampur.

RR is a counter insurgency force formed in the nineties to deal with internal security in J&K. Northern Army Commander emphasized on the need for Rashtriya Rifles to continue “re-orienting, restructuring and re-configuring as an agile, lean and mean, technology-enabled Force to deal with prevalent operational challenges and those likely to manifest in future; efficiently and effectively.”

He exhorted all Rashtriya Rifles Commanders and troops to continue to operate “for the people and with the people as a counter-terrorism force which is well-embedded in the geography and demography of Jammu & Kashmir.”

“As emissaries of the Indian Army in grass-root contact with the populace, the Rashtriya Rifles are well poised to contribute towards both community and nation building and this larger aim must define all our lines of effort,” he said.

Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar congratulated all ranks of Rashtriya Rifles for their “steadfast commitment and sacrifice towards successfully prosecuting the counter-terrorism effort in Jammu & Kashmir.”

The conference, chaired by Army Commander Northern Command, was attended by Major General Anupam Bhagi, Additional Director General Rashtriya Rifles; General Officers Commanding Counter Insurgency Forces; Rashtriya Rifles Formation and Battalion Commanders and senior officers from Army Headquarters and Northern Command.