Shah to assess security situation after mega rally
*DM to interact with security experts, media persons
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, June 21: While Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also hold high-level review of security situation in Kashmir after addressing mega public rally at Bhagwati Nagar here on June 23, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh apart from addressing Security Conclave will also visit the BJP office at Trikuta Nagar and interact with senior party leaders to discuss prevailing political security in Jammu and Kashmir on June 26.
Official sources confirmed to the Excelsior that a visit to the BJP office to assess political situation in Jammu and Kashmir and party’s preparedness for the future elections has been added to Rajnath Singh’s one-day visit to Jammu on June 26.
Rajnath will interact with UT unit office bearers and senior leaders at Trikuta Nagar headquarters of the BJP after addressing Security Conclave and discuss with them prevailing security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir.
Though no elections are scheduled to be held immediately yet the Defence Minister will assess party’s preparedness if the Assembly elections, which are due and for which the BJP UT unit has made a demand, are held.
Few days back BJP UT chief Ravinder Raina had called upon the Election Commission of India to announce Assembly elections in the Union Territory. He had also stated that the BJP is fully prepared to contest the Assembly polls.
Prior to the BJP meeting, Rajnath Singh will address decorated ex-servicemen, writers, journalists and other senior security experts at the first-ever Security Conclave organized by the J&K unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party at Zorawar Singh Auditorium.
Later, he will inter-act with them and is also likely to take some questions.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah after addressing a mega public rally at Bhagwati Nagar JDA Ground at 10.30 am will reach Raj Bhawan for a brief stay on June 23.
Later, he will proceed to Srinagar and is expected to hold high-level review of security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with particular reference to arrangements made for annual pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Ji cave shrine.
He is likely to attend a couple of functions in the Valley. The possibility of Shah’s night stay in Kashmir and return to New Delhi on June 24 is also not ruled out.
However, final schedule of the Home Minister’s visit is expected to be released tomorrow, the officials said.
His mega rally in Jammu is part of BJP’s month-long programmes for celebrations of nine years of Narendra Modi Government.
Political observers said Shah could made certain important announcements pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir. Already a number of Centrally Sponsored works are under execution in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prior to him, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri had visited Jammu twice for five days while Union Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt has also toured the region twice. Union Minister for Law Arjun Meghwal visited twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address the booth-level workers of the BJP across the country including Jammu and Kashmir on June 27.
Shah had few days back reviewed security and other arrangements for Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrimage in a meeting at New Delhi with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and top officials of the Home Ministry, paramilitary officials, Intelligence agencies and civil and police administration of Jammu and Kashmir.
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