Jammu And Kashmir: NSA Ajit Doval Meets Locals In Shopian, Has Lunch With Them

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday where he took stock of the security situation after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories and withdrawal of special status to the state.

Doval ensured the locals that their safety and security is the responsibility of the Central government. ANI Photo

SRINAGAR: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday where he took stock of the security situation after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories and withdrawal of special status to the state. The NSA interacted with the locals and also had food with them in South Kashmi's Shopian. Doval ensured the locals that their safety and security is the responsibility of the Central government. He said the government wants a developed Kashmir where people have access to higher education and business opportunities.

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On Tuesday, Doval met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan and discussed the prevailing internal and external security scenario in the state, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said. Governor Malik and NSA Doval had an elaborate discussion on "the prevailing external and internal security situations in the state following developments in the Parliament relating to Jammu and Kashmir", he said. Both of them stressed upon the need to ensure safety and security of general public and emphasised upon the need to maintain constant vigil, alertness and preparedness by various departments to meet any unforeseen situation, the spokesperson said. They also sought various departments to have synergy in their functioning, he added. The Centre on Monday got passed from the Rajya Sabha a resolution revoking the the provisions of Article 370 that gave Jammu and Kashmir a special status. It also got passed from the upper House a Bill seeking to bifurcate the state into two Union territories -- those of J&K and Ladakh.