The communication to the chiefs of central forces has been sent following the recommendation of the Election Commission to retain the troops after the completion of the Amarnath Yatra, which is scheduled to end on August 19.Even as the MHA’s official figures show a decline in the terror incidents in J&K after the Centre decided to do away with special status to the erstwhile state of J&K under provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which was further reorganised as two Union Territories – J&K (with assembly) and Ladakh (without assembly) in August 2019.However the Jammu region of the UT, in recent times, has once again been witnessing attacks on the army. Areas such as Poonch, Rajouri, and Reasi will be focal points, as these areas have seen multiple attacks on the army and civilians over the past two months.According to the officials, it was expected that the ECI would require more companies for poll duty deployment than initially demanded for the general elections in April-June this year and at that time the second-highest number of CAPFs (635 companies), was sent to J&K.The officials said the deployment plan during elections is to be decided in consultation with J&K Police, who will be providing the necessary accommodation, transportation, logistics, and other arrangements required for the forces’ deployment, as per ECI guidelines.
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