Unified Command meet to review law & order

guwahati: a strategic group meeting of the unified command structure was held here on thursday to review the law and order situation of the state. the meeting, which was held at the assam police headquarters, was presided over by chief secretary p k bora. among others, the meeting was attended by assam director general of police, harekrishna deka, lt.general j.s.varma, the general officer commanding (goc) of the four corps and inspector general of the crpf, p.n.ramakrishnan.counter insurgency operations in the state, it may be mentioned, are planned and implemented by the unified command, which consists of the army, the state police and the paramilitary forces. it was decided in the meeting that there would be no change to the current people-friendly operations, even though the operations would be suitably modified so as to enhance confidence building."the need for greater involvement of village defence committees and other civilian agencies was also stressed", a press release issued after the meeting said. chief secretary bora, while lauding the role of security forces in ensuring the peaceful culmination of panchayat elections in the state, expressed confidence that the republic day celebrations would also pass off peacefully in assam.