Overview

• Speaking at News18JKLH’s Pride of Jammu & Kashmir awards in Srinagar on Sept. 27, Manoj Sinha felicitated the Army, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police, NGOs and civil officials for exceptional flood rescue and relief work.
• He asserted that separatist elements are “in ICU” and said the Army, J&K Police and all security agencies have a free hand to decisively target terrorists and their sympathisers.
• He urged citizens to back security forces and to report those inciting violence or spreading separatist narratives, calling peace the foundation of development.
• He said the Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to quickly restoring development momentum and normal life after the recent catastrophe.
• The ceremony concluded News18JKLH’s Hamari Pahunch, Aapki Taqat campaign, which amplified pleas from flood-hit families and recognised 30 awardees including divisional commissioners, Army units and J&K Bank.