In a major step, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir downgraded and withdrew the security of 18 Hurriyat leaders in the state yesterday. Spokesperson of the Home Department said it was felt that providing security to the separatist leaders is a wastage of scarce state resources which could be better utilised elsewhere.
This is, in addition, the 4 persons whose security was withdrawn on Sunday. The security of 155 political persons and activists, who did not require the security provided to them based on their threat assessment and their activities, was also withdrawn. Over 1000 police personnel and over 100 vehicles are now available for regular police work
