Govt not to dilute Army presence in Jammu and Kashmir: Raju

New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Indian Government will "not
dilute" the presence of Army in the country's northerns state
of Jammu and Kashmir till the situation did not stabilise
there.

Maintaining that the presence of the forces in J&K was
necessary, Indian Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam
Raju said "we will not dilute presence of the forces till we
are absolutely certain that there is no further threat to the
country."

When asked to comment on reports that arrested
Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists had revealed a tunnel was
being dug up in Baglihar region of the state to mount attacks
on India, he said the report was "in consonance with what we
have been already saying...that it is premature to withdraw
forces from there because the condition has not stabilised and
aggression from across the border continues".

Talking to reporters, he said the government will
"certainly act" on the information provided by these arrested
terrorists.

To a question on allegations by a Pakistani Army
officer in Swat valley that 'Made in India' ammunition was
found in the region bordering Afghanistan, Raju said India was
conscious about where it exported its ammunition.

"And, if that has been found...it must have gone from
some other route or have been smuggled there. But, we will
definitely enquire about it," he added. PTI