Amit Shah to visit J&K on a 3-day tour on February 5

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir on a three-day tour beginning Thursday. During the visit, he will chair a security review meeting and inaugurate several developmental projects.

While in Jammu, Shah will hold separate meetings with BJP leaders and senior security officials. He will also meet Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Niwas shortly after his arrival.

On Saturday morning, the Home Minister will proceed to Srinagar to inaugurate developmental projects before departing for Chhattisgarh later in the day.

Shah is also expected to visit the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Kathua district, where he will review the preparedness of the Border Security Force (BSF).

The visit comes amid heightened security operations in the Jammu region. On Wednesday, the Army, police, and CRPF eliminated three Pakistani terrorists in Udhampur and Kishtwar districts.

Earlier, Amit Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on January 8. Following the meeting, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and senior paramilitary officials visited Jammu to assess the security situation.

During the January 8 review, the Home Minister directed security forces to eliminate Pakistani terrorists hiding in forest areas of the Jammu division and emphasised continued coordination among security agencies.

Meanwhile, security forces on Wednesday carried out a surprise cordon and search operation in the Ab Guzar area of Srinagar, officials said. The operation comes ahead of the scheduled visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the Valley. Security forces sealed all entry and exit points leading to the Abi Guzar locality, which houses several residential and commercial establishments, the officials said.

They said searches of several premises in the locality were carried out while passersby were frisked. No arrests were made before the security forces lifted the cordon, the officials said.