Monitoring group to help end terror in J&K: Governor

Jammu, March 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Saturday said the multi-disciplinary terror monitoring group (MDTMG) set up on Friday will help end terrorism in the state.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, Malik said: "Terror funding and militant sympathisers are everywhere. Unless they are dealt with firmly, militancy cannot be wiped out."The MDTMG, set up by the central government, would monitor terror activities and funding on a weekly basis.Asked whether some state government employees were under the lens as sympathisers of militants, the Governor said: "I am talking about all those who are connected with militants and are supporting them as sympathisers."The MDTMG will have representatives from the J&K Police, the state intelligence, the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Income Tax department.
--IANS
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