Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused Police of a security lapse at Banihal, the Jammu Kashmir Police said that there was no security lapse during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The Jammu Kashmir Police said that large crowds had unexpectedly turned up at the venue for joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is in its last phase in Kashmir.
“Only authorized persons as identified by organizers & frisked crowd was allowed inside towards the route of Yatra. The organizers & managers of BJY did not intimate about large gathering from Banihal joining the Yatra, which thronged near the starting point,” Jammu Kashmir Police said.
Full security arrangements were in place including 15 Coys of CAPFs and 10 Coys of JKP, comprising of ROPs and QRTs, route domination, lateral deployment and SFs were deployed for high-ridge and other deployments, Police added.
Police said that JKP was not consulted before taking any decision on discontinuation of Yatra after conducting 1 km yatra by organizers. Rest of yatra continued peacefully. There was no security lapse at all. We will provide foolproof security.