On Wednesday, Srinagar, July 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir will return to normal within a few months as inimical elements will be given a befitting response.
“Those who cannot digest (the peaceful atmosphere here), they should be (ready) for their end. People here have also given a befitting response to them before. The situation demands so. I think the situation will return to normal in a few months,” Sinha told reporters here.
Jammu region of the Union Territory has witnessed a spurt in militancy-related violence over the last few months.
The LG also welcomed the Union Budget, describing it as historic.
“I want to thank the prime minister and the finance minister for presenting a historic budget in Parliament. I think it will lay a strong foundation for a developed India and a developed Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
The finance minister has given money with a free hand for the overall growth of Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
“It is a fact that the budget allocated for Jammu and Kashmir by the Government of India needs a favorable atmosphere. But at the same time elements inimical to peace have been defeated by people. I am hopeful the situation in Jammu & Kashmir will come back to normal in coming months,” he said.
He said the budget presented in the Parliament will lay a strong foundation for Viksit Bharat, and Viksit Jammu and Kashmir. “It is evident that farmers, youth, women and poor have been the top most priority of Government of India and numerous measures are being taken for their wellbeing and upliftment,” Sinha said.
