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03/06/2026
Historic decision: Home Minister Amit Shah constitutes a high-level committee to study demographic change; orders the de...
01/06/2026

Historic decision: Home Minister Amit Shah constitutes a high-level committee to study demographic change; orders the demolition of illegal structures within 15 kms of the international border.
* Anti-national forces pose a challenge to India’s sovereignty

SALIL RAINA
(POONCH TODAY NEWS)

POONCH: The other day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a historic decision regarding demographic change in the country, an unusual pattern which is causing a big challenge to the national sovereignty and internal security. This bold decision, which is the need of the hour, keeping in view the national security, has been appreciated by nationalists across the country. In another decision, the Home Minister has ordered the demolition of all illegal structures within 15 km of the international border to check all types of illegal activities which are related to drug trafficking and all forms of terrorism by strengthening the intelligence network near the border. The local authorities are also directed to have an eye on banking transactions in the border areas to detect a silent OGW network of the terror industry. It is pertinent to mention here that the issue of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who took shelter in West Bengal and Assam remained a most debatable topic over the years, as these illegal immigrants over the years got huge backing from anti-India political forces, which used them during elections and managed to form governments in some sensitive states. As per the reports of intelligence agencies, nearly five crore Bangladeshis, Rohingyas and others managed to take shelter in India with the help of anti-India forces, which has become a big security challenge for the nation. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who wrote on his Twitter handle, said, “Infiltration and other reasons causing unnatural demographic change pose a very significant challenge to the present and future of any nation. To address this very challenge, on 15 August 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji had announced the ‘High Level Committee on Demographic Change'. I am delighted to inform you that the government has now constituted this committee. This committee, chaired by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd), will include the Census Commissioner along with Shri Durga Shankar Mishra (Retd IAS), Shri Balaji Srivastava (Retd IPS), and Dr Shamika Ravi as members. The Joint Secretary (Foreigners-I), Ministry of Home Affairs, will serve as the Member Secretary of this committee. Demographic change is a serious issue linked not only to our sovereignty but also to national security, law and order, profound changes in social structure, and the preservation of tribal society. This committee will conduct a comprehensive assessment of demographic changes occurring across India due to illegal immigration and other unnatural causes, analyze patterns of abnormal population shifts at the level of religious and social communities, and present a planned and time-bound solution for the same.” This action, purely in the national security interest, is likely to trigger a massive political debate across India as anti-BJP parties will launch a social media war against the union government through its paid social media machinery, which always works against the national interest. Even in a peaceful and tourist-destination state like Uttarakhand, there has been a massive silent demographic change which has posed a big challenge to the religious epicentre of Sanatan. Likewise, some more states are continuously witnessing this pattern, as it's an established fact that all anti-India forces operating from outside and within the country want to destabilise Bharat by scripting massive demographic changes for the future. Many political and religious forces following a particular ideology against the nation over the years gave repeated controversial statements that when they get more power in numbers, they will change the status quo of the country by all means. Such forces, who danced under the influence of some global anti-India forces, even threatened to carry out massive law-and-order disturbances across the country. The timely constitution of this high-profile committee on demographic change and ordering the demolition of all illegal structures within 15 km of the international border by the home minister, Amit Shah, is a historic decision aimed at protecting the nation from possible foul play from anti-national forces who are sparing no moments in destabilising the nation in their various capacities through their regularly silent operations. The Home Minister said that the committee will submit its report within a year, and after that, the government will take action on the recommendations of the report submitted by the committee. The Home Minister Amit Shah, who is widely known as the modern-day Sardar Patel of India, has already taken many historic steps against the terror industry. After becoming the Home Minister in 2019, within two months, Shah played a vital role in the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A from the soil of J&K, a step which was considered impossible for decades. The Home Minister gave full powers to the security forces to wage an all-out war against terrorism, and because of the hard policies adopted by the security forces against terrorism, the Kashmir region witnessed a massive change. The decades-old problem of Naxalism has been finished with the heavy efforts of the home minister. Now, the recent strong actions against demographic change by forming a high-level committee and ordering demolition of all illegal structures within 15 km of the international borders show that the home minister has decided to take on all those forces which have been working overtime within and outside the country to destabilise Bharat by any means. The demographic change issue poses a serious threat to entire India, and this threat needs to be tackled strongly by the union government. The anti-national forces, after carrying out their successful operation in Kashmir in 1990 by murdering, torturing and throwing Kashmiri Pandits out of the valley under their demographic change tactics, are now eyeing the same pattern in different states of the country, including the nationalist Jammu region. In the UT of J&K, the Jammu region seems to be the next target of these anti-national forces, who have encroached on more than 14 lakh kanals of government lands with an agenda of scripting a massive demographic change in the Jammu region on the 36-year-old pattern of Kashmir when Kashmiri Pandits were thrown out of the valley. The other day, the former DGP of J&K Police, Dr S.P. Vaid, who always speaks on issues of national security importance, also indicated the same and raised his concern before the government. It's time for the union government to smell the rat in advance and need to launch strong operations to keep the nation protected from all angles and by any means, because evil eyes were hatching dangerous conspiracies from within and outside the country against Bharat.

Massive challenge for J&K police, intelligence agencies to detect illegal structures within 15 km of international borde...
01/06/2026

Massive challenge for J&K police, intelligence agencies to detect illegal structures within 15 km of international border
* Jammu, Kathua, Samba borders to witness massive action


POONCH TODAY NEWS

POONCH/JAMMU: The people living along international borders in the districts of Jammu, Kathua and Samba have faced a number of ceasefire violations and other anti-India security-related attempts over the decades. Through these routes, Pakistan tried its best to smuggle drugs, weapons and balloons and scripted many infiltration attempts, which led to a number of terrorist attacks in the Jammu region. The illegal encroachment of areas near the international border always remained a debatable topic, with reports suggesting that terrorists used to get local support from the people living near the borders, and this could be one of the reasons that the union home minister Amit Shah has given strict directions to demolish all illegal structures within 15 km of the international borders. It’s a challenging task for the J&K police in the JSK range and intelligence agencies to implement the decision of the home minister on the ground. Though it is not clear what approach would be followed by the police and the intelligence agencies in dealing with the issue, sources close to “POONCH TODAY” said that the MHA has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of terrorism, and keeping this thing in mind, the police will gather all types of information before initiating a massive crackdown against illegal structures near the international borders, as these structures claim to be the support base of anti-national activities, including narco-terrorism, to some extent. It is not clear whether these actions near the international border against illegal structures shall be extended to LOC areas or not. It is pertinent to mention here that such an exercise has been initiated for the first time in several decades, keeping in view the strengthening of the internal security of the nation. Although the task is challenging, it's up to the J&K police in the JSK range and intelligence agencies to implement the operation near the international border in a professional way. The body language of the home minister is very clear, and it indicates that the MHA has decided to tackle all forms of terrorism in a strict way, which was never seen during the previous decades. The J&K police and the intelligence agencies have been given a tough challenge near the international borders, and it would be interesting to see how the country’s elite forces shall perform this operation, which is considered one of the strongest operations launched ever to protect the international borders. The way the J&K police and the intelligence agencies have started the exercise, it is likely that the international borders in Jammu, Kathua and Samba are likely to witness massive action from the security forces against terror infrastructure, which is likely to get the support of the people near the internal border who believe in strengthening and protecting the national security concerns.

Giving cold shoulder to the inputs of intelligence agencies by police gives full freedom to anti-nationals to spit venom...
01/06/2026

Giving cold shoulder to the inputs of intelligence agencies by police gives full freedom to anti-nationals to spit venom against the nation repeatedly
* Law of the land is equal for all

POONCH TODAY NEWS

POONCH: The law of the land is equal for all, and there should be no scope for police to judge weak and powerful anti-nationalists from different prisms, but in the sensitive border district of the Jammu region, police have adopted different means to deal with sensitive law and order situations. If a weak person having no political backing posts a bad comment on social media, police officers spare no moments in arresting the same under pressure of regular phone calls from people of a particular thought, whereas if some tainted persons known for their anti-national credentials start spitting venom against the national interest by threatening law and order problems repeatedly, the police of the same district prefer to adopt time-passing tactics by not taking action against the tainted forces known for their questionable history against the nation. This double standard on the part of the police raises the morale of anti-national forces in the district. The arrogance of top officers is so high that they used to give cold shoulders to the inputs from prominent intelligence agencies on various issues of internal security concern, and it raises the morale of anti-nationals having political backing who used to spit venom against the national interest time and again. The question arises why such anti-national forces are not taken to task yet despite their history of working against the law and order issues. In other day-to-day issues of common men who are involved in any type of crime, police always show their effectiveness on the ground by taking action against the individuals involved in bad acts, but why do police officers hesitate to take action against powerful law violators who have huge political and other types of backing? Are police rules different for weak and powerful criminals? Some shrewd police officers always take the services of some touts in the fourth estate and civil society to fulfil their self-interests of various kinds by getting information about various individuals, but behind the scenes, these police officers with a questionable record are always seen giving silent support to the anti-nationals by not taking action against them despite having intelligence reports against the anti-national people. The double standard adopted by some police officers risks the internal security and peace of the common man of the border district. Rather than focusing their energy on illegal activities of earning money from different sources, including bovines and drugs, it would be better if the police brass set an example before the public to show that the law of the land is equal for all and there are no good or bad law violators. “POONCH TODAY” is in possession of various inflammatory speeches and social media statements of some persons known for their anti-national credentials, but not a single action has been initiated against those anti-nationals, and it raises a big question mark on the mindset of those holding important positions in the police. These anti-nationals always took shelter of fake 'secularism', fake 'bhaichara' and timely waving of the tricolour to deceive the law-enforcing agencies. These are the same anti-nationals who described terrorists as 'freedom fighters’ after the killing of a famous terrorist in June 2016 and also took procession in his support. This double standard of police is not acceptable to the common man, and the prestigious J&K police should give important positions to only those officers who give top priority to nationalism and internal security issues only and not fake 'secularism' and fake 'bhaichara' to give an impression to the common man that the law of the land is equal for all.

Bhatadhurian-Manjakote road stretch has become a death trap, needs immediate blacktopping from BRO authorities* People d...
01/06/2026

Bhatadhurian-Manjakote road stretch has become a death trap, needs immediate blacktopping from BRO authorities
* People demand a high-level inquiry against BRO

POONCH TODAY NEWS

POONCH: The slow pace of work on the Poonch-Rajouri stretch of the Jammu-Poonch national highway has caused huge inconvenience to the people. Locals have demanded a high-level inquiry against BRO authorities into the said issue. They said that from Bhatadhurian to Manjakote, the road stretch has become a death trap, but it's astonishing that BRO has been ignoring the same stretch for reasons best known to the concerned authorities. It is pertinent to mention here that the said stretch witnessed horrible terrorist attacks in the past in which many army soldiers attained martyrdom, but it is sad that the BRO, rather than blacktopping the entire stretch, has become a mute spectator to the horrible state of affairs of the said road stretch from Bhatadhurian to Manjakote. Many persons, while talking to “POONCH TODAY", said that the BRO has given a cold shoulder to their demand of blacktopping the entire stretch from Bhatadhurian to Manjakote, as the tunnel work on National Highway 144A on the Rajouri-Poonch stretch will take another two to three years to complete. They request the chief minister Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha to direct the BRO authorities to immediately blacktop the entire stretch as people who used to travel on this road face huge inconvenience.” It is important to mention here that just two months are left for the Shri Budha Amarnath Yatra, but going by the road condition of this stretch, the yatris are set to face huge inconvenience due to the extreme horrible conditions of the mentioned stretch.” Similarly, many people who used to travel on the Poonch-Rajouri stretch said that it’s a burning issue which has been ignored by the BRO authorities. People of Poonch have questioned the silence of DC Poonch, SSP Poonch, elected legislators and a sitting cabinet minister from the Poonch district as they regularly travel on this road but have failed to project the issue before the government in the public interest. No doubt, the work from Poonch to Bhatadhurian is going on in full swing, and from Rajouri to Manjakote, the work is also active, but in between, the road from Bhatadhurian to Manjakote has become a life-threatening stretch and requires the immediate attention of the government. Does the government wait for an accident to take place on this stretch before directing the BRO to blacktop the entire stretch on a war footing basis?" “POONCH TODAY” time and again raised the issue in the public interest, but the concerned authorities seem to be in slumber, as they might be waiting for unpleasant news on this stretch before rising from their slumber. The same Bhatadhurian to Bhimber Gali road stretch is a lifeline of the Poonch district, and it's up to the government to make it functional round the clock, but the present condition of the stretch is so horrifying that people think a number of times before driving their vehicles on the said road, fearing accidents. Considering the importance of this road from all angles, it's high time for the government and BRO authorities to rise from their slumber and blacktop the entire stretch in the public and national interest, as the disruption of this road stretch was not healthy from an internal security point of view, going by the powerful terrorist attacks in the same belt some time ago. People are eagerly waiting for the BRO authorities to act and are also demanding a high-level inquiry from the government against the concerned agency for ignoring the highly sensitive stretch till now.

Poonch district administration fails to take action against illegal constructions and encroachments POONCH TODAY NEWSPOO...
01/06/2026

Poonch district administration fails to take action against illegal constructions and encroachments
POONCH TODAY NEWS
POONCH: Through press releases, the district administration always shows its effectiveness on the ground, but the silence of the administration on illegal encroachment on thousands of kanals of state/Kahcharai/forest lands and illegal occupation of some government buildings remained a most debatable topic for years, but none of the deputy commissioners mustered the guts to take action against the wrongdoers. However, some attempts were made to cancel the records that were changed with a malafide intention by some tainted revenue officials over the years. The issue also got the attention of LG's administration two years ago, in which LG expressed his displeasure against the Poonch administration for its failure to free all such lands. LG also sought a detailed report from the Poonch administration over illegal constructions and encroachments on various lands and buildings, but after more than two years, nothing concrete has been done on the subject, and it raises a big question mark on the intentions of the Poonch administration. Has the elected government directed the Poonch administration not to take action against the illegal encroachers of various government assets? It is pertinent to mention here that the issue of illegal encroachments and constructions at various places remained in the media for years, but some officers of the Poonch administration never took action against them because of the reportedly hand-in-glove influence of a few revenue and administrative officers with those who are involved in such illegal acts. The horrible 2014 flood and the massive devastation caused by it are still in the minds of the people, but over the years, massive illegal constructions have taken place in the riverbed areas. Even water bodies, culverts, and irrigation canals have been encroached upon without any action from the administration. Locals have appealed to the J&K government to announce an inquiry commission to identify those officers and revenue officials who have played a wrong role over the years in allowing illegal construction, encroachment of state/Kahcharai lands, and encroachment of forest lands. Three years ago, DC Poonch asked revenue officials to show their monthly performance related to the retrieval of state/kahcharai lands, encroachments, and illegal construction, but nobody knows what has happened to that order of DC Poonch. Due to the poor response of the Poonch administration, the majority of government lands have been encroached. A high-level inquiry is needed from the J&K government to know the exact details of encroachment on state/Kahcharai/forest lands in addition to illegal occupation of the government buildings at various places and also encroachment around ancient monuments in the Poonch district for further necessary action against the lawbreakers.

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