Jammu 21 May (KNB): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday administered the Anti-Militancy Pledge to the officials and staff members of the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat here at Raj Bhavan to mark the observance of Anti-Militancy Day.
As per statement issued to Kashmir News Bureau, Lt Governor said that militancy is the biggest enemy of humanity which must be opposed in all forms and manifestations. “Violence can never be the answer, and peace is the only way towards prosperity and progress. It is high time we joined our efforts to defeat the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values,” LG said.
The official communique said that the Special Security Force’s (SSF) personnel also read out the Anti-Militancy Pledge on the occasion.
“Let us all reaffirm our strong commitment to uphold the country’s tradition of non-violence and tolerance by promoting peace, unity, social harmony; creating a better understanding among one-another, and educating our younger generation about universal brotherhood”, the Lt Governor added.
The objective of observing Anti-Militancy Day every year is to generate awareness amongst all sections of the society about the alarming impact of terrorism and violence on humanity, the statement read.
On the other side, all the Administrative Secretaries and the officers of their departments also participated in the Anti-Militancy Pledge taking ceremony held simultaneously at Civil Secretariat, Jammu, and Srinagar.
The pledge was administered by Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance at Civil Secretariat, Jammu and Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.
The officers pledged that “We, the people of India, having abiding faith in our country’s tradition of non-violence and tolerance, hereby solemnly affirm to oppose with our strength, all forms of militancy and violence.”
They further vowed that they would uphold and promote peace, social harmony, and understanding among all fellow human beings and fight the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values.
The ceremony was part of the nationwide campaign being observed today under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and marked by taking this pledge by all the officers working for government establishments. (KNB)