JAMMU, Feb 3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir for three days from February 5-7 to review the security situation, meet political leaders, and inaugurate development projects.
Shah arrives in Jammu at 5 PM on February 5, heading straight to Lok Bhawan for evening talks with political figures. On February 6 morning, he’ll inspect BSF’s new anti-infiltration gadgets at Hiranagar International Border in Kathua district, followed by an afternoon high-level security review at Lok Bhawan.
He proceeds to Srinagar on February 7 morning to launch projects, departing for Raipur, Chhattisgarh, that afternoon.
This marks Shah’s second J&K security review in under a month, after a January 8 New Delhi meeting and visits by Home Secretary Govind Mohan and paramilitary heads on January 14-15.
Attendees include Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home Ministry officials, paramilitary chiefs, civil/police admins, and intelligence agencies.
Sources highlight Home Ministry worries over foreign terrorists in Jammu districts like Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar, and Udhampur, with orders to neutralize them via joint operations. Ongoing searches target areas like Chatroo in Kishtwar and Billawar in Kathua, following recent encounters including one Army martyr in Chatroo and a JeM commander’s killing in Billawar.
In the January review, Shah pledged full resources for a “terror-free J&K,” urging synergy to sustain post-Article 370 gains, reaffirming zero tolerance for terrorism and commitment to lasting peace.
