Jammu, June 23: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will arrive here today on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, bringing a dash of optimism and curiosity.
An element of interest will mark his visit, which will have a perfect mix of political engagements, development agenda and ‘ground assessment of security scenario’, ahead of the annual Amarnath yatra.
One could have a fair reflection of this in the official itinerary, which was unveiled on Thursday, a day ahead of his visit.
His packed schedule involves the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of several development projects worth crores in two capital cities – maintaining continuity vis-à-vis his earlier visits to J&K.
As per official itinerary, the Union Home Minister will begin his visit, following his arrival in Jammu, by laying a wreath at the statue of BJP ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee in BJP office at Trikuta Nagar at 11 am. The visit coincides with the death anniversary of Mookerjee i.e., June 23.
Then he will proceed to Bhagwati Nagar – the rally venue, from where he will lay the foundation stone of Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Samba at 11.15 am. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several other development projects in Jammu from the same venue before addressing “Maha rally”. The rally is part of “Maha Jan Sampark Abhiyaan” programme of BJP to mark the completion of nine years of governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and highlight major achievements during this period.
