Amit Shah To Begin 2-Day Jammu Visit Today, Set To Chair Multi-Agency Security Meeting Tomorrow

The CRPF will hold its 83rd Raising Day in Jammu on Saturday where Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take the salute of the ceremonial parade and also address troops.

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be reaching Jammu on Friday for his two-day visit to the union territory. 

The Minister will participate in the Raising Day of CRPF and also review the security situation in view of the delimitation exercise, Amarnath Yatra, and the proposed assembly elections.

According to inputs, Amit Shah will reach Jammu at around 6:30 pm today, after which he will go to the Raj Bhavan.

On Saturday, The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will hold its 83rd Raising Day in Jammu where the Union Home Minister will take the salute of the ceremonial parade and also address troops.

After this event, Amit Shah will chair a multi-agency security meeting at Raj Bhavan on various operations being conducted by the agencies in the union territory.

Following this, he is slated to visit Mahanpur in the Kathua district.

The Union Home Minister will hold another meeting in Jammu to review the security scenario in view of the delimitation exercise, annual Amarnath Yatra, and the proposed assembly elections.

CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh had on Wednesday presided over the "DG parade" ahead of the 83rd Raising Day parade of the force, which is to be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The force will conduct its annual Raising Day parade at the MA Stadium in Jammu on Saturday. This is for the first time the force is observing the occasion outside Delhi-NCR.

"The situation is very good (in Jammu and Kashmir). CRPF is working as an aid to civil authorities and is providing its assistance to the local government. The situation has improved a lot and is improving further," Kuldiep Singh told reporters on the sidelines of the DG parade, as quoted by news agency PTI.

The Union Government has directed different forces to organise annual day parades at different places in the country for a show of strength to the people.