{"id":11521,"date":"2026-02-05T20:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=11521"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:43:57","slug":"hm-amit-shah-arrives-on-two-day-jammu-visit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/hm-amit-shah-arrives-on-two-day-jammu-visit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HM Amit Shah arrives on two-day Jammu visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Minister to inspect areas under BOP, review border security, hold high-level security meetings; assess dev scenario; interact with families of martyrs; participate in compassionate appointment prog<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jammu, Feb 05: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a two-day Jammu visit on Thursday night. He landed at Jammu Technical Airport at 10:45 pm and straight away drove to Lok Bhavan.<\/p>\n

An official told the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the Union Home Minister during his 2-day visit will review border security, hold high-level security meetings, and assess the development scenario in the Union Territory.\u00a0 He will also interact with families of martyrs and participate in compassionate appointment programme at Lok Bhavan in Jammu.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Friday the Union Home Minister will first inspect areas under the jurisdiction of Border Outpost (BOP) Gurnam at 11:10 AM. He will then visit Border Outpost Bobiya at 11:30 AM, where he will e-inaugurate and e-lay the foundation stone of six welfare schemes for border guards, aimed at strengthening infrastructure and improving welfare measures for personnel deployed along the borders,” the official added.<\/p>\n

“Later in the day, the Union Home Minister will chair a Jammu & Kashmir Security Review Meeting at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, at 2:30 PM, to take stock of the prevailing security situation and ongoing measures to maintain peace and stability in the region,\u201d the official said, adding, \u201cAt 3:00 PM, the Union Home Minister will interact with the families of martyrs and participate in a compassionate appointment programme at Lok Bhavan, reaffirming the government\u2019s commitment to supporting the families of those who have laid down their lives in the service of the nation.”<\/p>\n

He said, “On February 7, the Union Home Minister will chair a meeting on the development of Jammu and Kashmir at 10:30 AM at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, to review progress on key development initiatives and future plans for the Union Territory. He will leave for New Delhi on Saturday afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the Jammu visit of the Union Home Minister, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the Legislative Assembly that he would raise the issue of reopening tourist destinations closed after the Pahalgam terror attack with Shah. \u201cSeveral tourist locations in Kashmir have remained shut. The issue will be taken up with the Home Minister,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma welcomed Shah\u2019s visit and said the scheduled security review would accelerate development in the Union Territory. \u201cThere will be a review of development-related schemes run by the Central Government. This will accelerate the pace of development and boost the morale of security forces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tanvir Sadiq, Chief Spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, said the visit \u201cbrings a ray of hope\u201d and called for restoration of statehood and action against attacks on Kashmiris outside the Union Territory.<\/p>\n

PDP MLA Waheed Para said that Shah\u2019s visit should be used to promote development and address concerns of youth. He called for measures on employment, dignity, and political outreach to restore confidence among young people in the region.<\/p>\n

It may be recalled that during his previous visit to the Union Territory, HM Shah had similarly combined security consultations with administrative and development reviews, meeting local leadership and senior security commanders to assess operational priorities and progress on central projects. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Home Minister to inspect areas under BOP, review border security, hold high-level security meetings; assess dev scenario; interact with families of martyrs; participate in compassionate appointment prog Jammu, Feb 05: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a two-day Jammu visit on Thursday night. He landed at Jammu Technical Airport at 10:45 pm and straight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11523,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11521\/revisions\/11523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}