Rs 14,131.6 cr recovered from sale of Vijay Mallya’s assets: Sitharaman
The Finance Minister informed the Lok Sabha that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been successful in recovering assets from several high-profile economic offenders.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Defence Minister, held hour long discussions with Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar on Friday.
Accompanied by Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Bipin Rawat, she was received by the Governor on her arrival at the Raj Bhavan.
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Governor and Sitharaman discussed several important inter-related issues concerning effective management of internal and external security, particularly in the context of increasing attempts at infiltration, the ongoing anti-terrorist operations, and sustained terrorist attacks on Security Forces personnel in the Valley.
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Among the various matters discussed with her, the Governor stressed the crucial need for urgent enlargement of Border Roads Organisation and very significant strengthening of its resources for ensuring the maintenance of vital road networks and strategic connectivity in J&K, particularly in the Ladakh region.
The Governor also sought Sitharaman’s personal intervention for the return of certain pockets of land to the State Government which were no longer required for military purposes, about which he had earlier held meetings with former Army Chief and Defence minister.
He informed Sitharaman that despite the increasing activities along the International Border and LoC the officers and men of the Army, particularly of the Chinar Corps, had been discharging their duties with exceptional devotion, under very difficult circumstances.
He also lauded the Northern Army’s working in total coordination with the Civil Administration, State Police and Central Armed Forces.
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