Amit Shah to begin J&K visit with prayers at Amarnath Cave

TIL Desk/National/Srinagar/ Union Home Minister, Amit Shah will begin his two-day maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday by paying obeisance at the Amarnath Cave Shrine. A source privy to the schedule of the Union Home Minister”s visit said Shah will arrive in Srinagar today and take a chopper to reach the Amarnath Cave shrine to pay obeisance there.

“A special prayer is being organised by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board in which Shah will take part at the Cave Shrine today,” the source said. This year”s annual Amarnath Yatra begins on July 1 and will end on August 15. After having ”Darshan” inside the Cave Shrine the Union Home Minister will chair a high level security review meeting pertaining to the security arrangements made to ensure an incident free Yatra this year.

“This will be followed by another security meeting to review the overall security in the state and the counter insurgency measures. “The Home Minister will interact with state Governor, Satya Pal Malik and spend the night at the Raj Bhawan”, same source said. Shah will meet state BJP leaders and also members of Panchayats at the Nehru Guest House in Cheshma Shahi area of Srinagar city tomorrow.