Jammu, Oct 18: General Officer Commanding White Knight Corps, Lt Gen Paramjit Singh on Thursday visited to the bordering Poonch district and reviewed security scenario especially ahead of Panchayat Polls scheduled to be held in the state of Jammu and Kashmir next month.
Lt Gen Singh visited Surankote sector and Counter Insurgency Force (Romeo) at Palma.
During the visit to Counter Insurgency Force Headquarters, the Corps Commander was briefed about the prevailing security situation and the conduct of recently held Urban Local Body elections in the region and forthcoming Panchayat elections, defence spokesman here said.
He said that the Corps Commander was also briefed on the actions being taken to ensure a robust Counter Terrorist Grid to enable continued peace and stability in the region.
The spokesman said that the White Knight Corps Commander complimented the troops for ensuring the situation remains stable and lauded the local population, especially the Gujjar and Bakkarwal community for their support in bringing peace to the region.
He also appreciated the civil administration and other security forces for synergised efforts which resulted then in successful conduct of Urban Local Body elections.
The Corps Commander interacted with the soldiers and complimented them for displaying high standard of professionalism.
He was appreciative of the measures and standard operating procedures instituted by the units and formations in their area of responsibility and for conduct of operations without causing inconvenience to locals.
