Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Srinagar on Monday evening, commencing the Kashmir leg of his three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah’s flight touched down at Srinagar Airport at approximately 6:35 pm.
He was accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, BJP J&K president Sat Sharma, and Leader of Opposition in the J&K Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma.
News agency KINS reported that the Home Minister was received at the airport by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Advisor to the CM Nasir Aslam Wani, Commissioner Secretary Shantmanu, IGP Kashmir Vidhi Kumar Birdi, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, and senior BJP leaders from the region.
Earlier, Shah had arrived in Jammu on Sunday evening, where he chaired an important strategy meeting with BJP leaders at the party’s Jammu headquarters.
He also visited the International Border in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, where he addressed Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and acknowledged their vital role in securing the nation’s frontiers.
Soon after arriving in Srinagar, the Home Minister visited the family of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Humayun Bhat. Humayun, 32, was one of four officers killed during an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Kokernag area on September 13, 2023.
He was honoured with the Kirti Chakra on Independence Day 2024 for extraordinary bravery.
During his stay in the Valley, Shah is scheduled to conduct a high-level security review with senior officials from various security agencies. He will also hold consultations with both the Lieutenant Governor-led administration and the elected government led by Omar Abdullah to assess the progress of ongoing development projects.(KINS)
