Jammu: Northern Command Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday lauded the stellar performance of Rashtriya Rifles in restoring peace and stability in Jammu and Kashmir over the past decades and extolled their contribution to inclusive development and nation building.
Rashtriya Rifles should continue re-orienting, restructuring and re-configuring as an ‘agile, lean and mean, technology-enabled Force’ to deal with prevalent operational challenges and those likely to manifest in future; efficiently and effectively,” Lt Gen Suchindra said while speaking at the 13th Rashtriya Rifles Biennial Conference held at Udhampur.
The Army Commander chaired the conference attended by Major General Anupam Bhagi, Additional Director General Rashtriya Rifles, General Officers Commanding Counter Insurgency Forces, Rashtriya Rifles Formation, Battalion Commanders and senior officers from Army Headquarters and Northern Command.
He exhorted all Rashtriya Rifles Commanders and troops to continue to operate ‘for the people and with the people’ as a counter-terrorism force which is well-embedded in the geography and demography of Jammu and Kashmir.
As emissaries of the Indian Army in grassroot contact with the populace, the Rashtriya Rifles are well poised to contribute towards both community and nation building and this larger aim must define all our lines of effort.
Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar congratulated all ranks of Rashtriya Rifles for their steadfast commitment and sacrifice towards successfully prosecuting the counter-terrorism effort in Jammu and Kashmir.
UNI