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Mehbooba Meets Rajnath, Discusses Kashmir Situation


Date:- 12 Apr 2018


Amidst the ongoing tense situation in Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed with him the security situation in the State and the ways to bring back normalcy.

During the 20-minute meeting, the two leaders discussed the initiatives taken by the Centre’s representative Dineshwar Sharma in holding talks with a wide cross section of society. Mehbooba met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

The Chief Minister briefed the Home Minister on the prevailing law and order situation and the steps taken to restore peace in the Valley. The situation along the border with Pakistan, which often witnesses attempts of infiltrations by militants and cross border firings, also came up for discussion, the home ministry official said. The meeting came in the wake of growing demands for a CBI probe into the gangrape in Kathua and incidents of militant violence and encounters with security forces.

They also discussed how to deal and rehabilitation of the civilian population, who often face firing from across the border, and the implementation of the prime minister’s development package, another official said.

As many as 60 incidents of terrorist violence have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir from January till mid-March this year, killing 15 security personnel and 17 terrorists, according to data provided to Parliament. Last week, an officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was badly injured in a stone-pelting incident in Srinagar.

Courtesy: The pioneer, Thursday, 12 April 2018 | PNS | New Delhi