Amit Shah to address public rally in Jammu
Yogesh Sagotra
Jammu, Oct 21 (KNO): Union home minister Amit Shah will arrive in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday for a three-day visit to chair security review meetings, address panchayat members as well as political workers amid a wave of targeted attacks that left 11 civilians dead in Kashmir.
This will be Shah’s first visit to J&K since the nullification of the Constitution’s Article 370 in August 2019. Shah’s visit comes in the backdrop of the civilian killings including five non-local labourers.
Briefing about the programmes of Union Home Minister, BJP’s General Secretary Sunil Sharma said Shah will arrive in Srinagar first and then travel to Jammu.
He said they have called their district presidents for one of Shah’s events.
“(The) home minister will also attend a public rally in Jammu,” he said.
Meanwhile, security arrangements have been tightened across the Jammu and Srinagar cities as security forces have enhanced checking and frisking in.
The main rally venue has been sealed and people are not allowed to venture there.
Shah’s visit is part of the Centre’s continuing outreach campaign, is also expected to review the implementation of development schemes.
Sources told that Shah last month held a review meeting on J&K with lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and senior security officials and also reviewed development initiatives implemented there.
