amit-shah-to-visit-j-k-for-3-days-from-feb-5-for-security-review

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir, this time for three days, beginning February 5, primarily for a comprehensive review of the security situation. The Home Minister’s other engagements include launching various developmental projects besides interaction with political leaders. His visit is scheduled at a time when security forces are pro-actively engaged in anti-terror operations at several places in J&K.

“The Union Home Minister will reach Jammu in the evening on February 5. He will meet political leaders at the Lok Bhawan the same evening. In the morning on February 6, the Union Home Minister will visit the international border in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district," officials confirmed. During his visit to the international border, Shah will inspect the latest equipment installed by the Border Security Force (BSF) to prevent infiltration.

“In the afternoon of February 6, he will chair a high-level security review meeting in Jammu. J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, senior officials of MHA, IB, chiefs of CAPFs, senior officers of J&K’s civil administration, police and intelligence agencies will attend the security review meeting," the officials said.

On the morning of February 7, he will leave for Srinagar, where he is scheduled to launch various developmental projects. In the afternoon, he will leave for Chhattisgarh, official sources said.

Meanwhile, earlier on January 8, he chaired a high-level security review meeting on J&K in New Delhi. This was followed by the visit of the Union Home Secretary, Gobind Mohan, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Tapan Deka, chiefs of CAPFs and other agencies to Jammu on January 14 and 15.

Official sources revealed that the Home Minister is concerned about the presence of foreign terrorists in the upper reaches of the Jammu division, including Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts.

Search operations have been going on in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district, besides the upper reaches of Billawar in Kathua and some other districts to eliminate these terrorists.