Centre sends additional paramilitary forces to Jammu & Kashmir State

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has appealed to youth in Jammu and Kashmir to shun violence. Speaking to a private TV channel, he said a political solution to the problem will have to be found soon within the Constitutional parameters.

Mr Jaitley said security forces need not use force if the protests are peaceful but they will have to act in self-defence if attacked. But if they bring weapons, explosives and attack security forces, come in thousands and pelt stones on security forces, this constitutes an attack and security forces will have to act in



self-defence. 

Addressing a function in Jammu on Sunday, Mr Jaitley also blamed Pakistan for not just training and funding terrorists but also for instigating the youth in Kashmir Valley

The Centre yesterday rushed 2,600 additional paramilitary forces to Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of continuous unrest in the Kashmir Valley.  Sources in the Home Ministry said, the forces are being dispatched to trouble-torn areas in the state for maintaining law and order. These forces are being drawn from Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal and they are expected to reach the Valley in a day or two.