▁use ▁of ▁the ▁guns ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁least ▁le th al ▁option ▁available ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁protest ing ▁crowd ▁and ▁assured ▁they ▁will ▁only ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁most ▁extreme ▁situations . ▁Lieutenant ▁general ▁D . ▁S . ▁H ood a , ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Command ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army , ▁supported ▁his ▁claim ▁regarding ▁pel let ▁guns . ▁Pr as ad ' s ▁comments ▁were ▁critic ised ▁by ▁Congress ▁leaders ▁Gh ul am ▁N abi ▁Az ad ▁and ▁Am ar inder ▁Singh ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Moh ammed ▁Y ous uf ▁Tar ig ami , ▁the ▁state ▁chief ▁of ▁C PI - M . ▁ ▁The ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁High ▁Court ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ad vised ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁dis continue ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pel let ▁guns . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁July , ▁the ▁court ▁demanded ▁the ▁Union ▁Government ▁to ▁submit ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁guns ▁by ▁un tra ined ▁personnel ▁while ▁disapp ro ving ▁of ▁their ▁use . ▁It ▁asked ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁only ▁allow ▁its ▁use ▁by ▁trained ▁personnel ▁while ▁also ▁asking ▁it ▁to ▁look ▁into ▁other ▁means ▁of ▁crowd - control . ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁issued ▁not ices ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁Union ▁government ▁asking ▁them ▁to ▁file ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁pet ition ▁seeking ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁guns . ▁When ▁Pr as ad ▁was ▁asked ▁during ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁about ▁when ▁will ▁the ▁CR PF ▁stop ▁using ▁pel let ▁guns , ▁he ▁replied ▁it