Ensure Army fatigues are not worn by paramilitary

The Army has said the discarded uniforms of their soldiers are being sold in the open market and that a lot of paramilitary personnel were found wearing it. Personnel of CRPF and BSF are deployed in Jamp;K and the Northeast to assist in security-related duties.

Some officials felt that in order to project normalcy in the state,the presence of men in uniform on the streets had to be reduced significantly. The state government had also requested to make the presence of troops less visible in the Valley and it was after this that the CRPF,which is deployed on law and order duty in Srinagar switched to khaki.

It has been found that some Army personnel sell their uniform in the open market,which was being bought by some paramilitary jawans. The uniforms had Armys logo on it and this must have annoyed some officials, said a senior official who chose to remain unnamed.

The MHA has asked the representatives of the CAPFs to come up with suggestions to reduce such incidents.