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Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday met people from different communities including Gujjar-Bakarwal, Rajput, Pahari and Jammu Sikh Community. During his visit to the Union Territory, the Home Minister will review the security situation, attend public meetings and lay the foundations of various development projects. Shah will hold a couple of meetings with the leaders of the J-K unit of the BJP today. However, he will make a special visit by offering prayers in the Mata Vaishnodevi Temple on October 4 morning, which will be his first visit to the holy shrine after being appointed as the Union Home Minister. This visit will be on the 9th day of the ongoing Navaratri festival. He will later address a public meeting at Rajouri around one-and-half hours after visiting the Vaishno Devi temple. The Minister will further launch development projects and also lay foundation stones for various projects at Convention Centre in Jammu. Shah will then hold a public meeting in Rajouri and offer prayers at the Raghunath Temple in Jammu. He will also inspect various developmental projects in Jammu before proceeding to the Kashmir valley. Later in the evening, the Home Minister will hold a number of crucial meetings including the ones regarding the security situation in the region. On the second day of his visit on Wednesday (October 5), Shah will review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir at a meeting that is slated to be held at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, top officials of the Army, paramilitary forces, state police and civil administration will take part in this high-level meeting expected to begin at 10 am. The Minister will later address a public meeting here at Baramulla around 11.30 am and will address the gathering. Before concluding his visit to the Union Territory, Shah will also launch and lay foundation stones for various development projects in Srinagar around 3.30 pm. Various programmes have been scheduled to take place during his visit to the valley including the ones which will be held by communities like Bakarwal and Gujjars to honour Shah on behalf of the Modi government for working for the welfare of these communities. In a surprising move, the Modi government recently nominated Ghulam Ali to the Rajya Sabha. Ali joined BJP in 2008 and hails from the Gujjar tribe. Several organisational meetings are on the cards too including the state core group meeting and meeting with party MPs and MLAs. This is the second visit by Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of article 370 by the Modi govt in August 2019. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
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No strikes in J&K anymore: Shah
“Earlier, curfew-strike used to take place in Jammu and Kashmir every day, strike was announced from another country and it was followed by the people sitting here. Today there is no strike in J&K and no one dares to follow and glorify it,” he said.
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J&K growing under PM Modi-led BJP govt
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No stone pelting incidents in J&K now, says HM
“Earlier there were stone-pelting incidents, have you seen any such incidents now? No such incidents now. We have to understand the change that has come now. We have identified those in the administration who were supporting terrorism and rooted them out,” he had earlier said.
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WATCH: Earlier delimitation benefited only three families
“Earlier the delimitation was for the benefit of only 3 families, for the first time after independence, now there has been a real delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir, due to which the people of the hilly region have got their rights,” he said
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WATCH: Home Minister slams dynasty politics of ’three families’
“PM Modi has taken out Jamhooriyat from three families in Jammu and Kashmir and has taken it to the people through 30 thousand Panchayati members,” he said.
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Abrogation of Article 370 paved the way for reservation benefits: Shah
“The abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 has paved the way for providing reservation benefits to the deprived sections of the society in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
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Quota benefits to Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis in J-K, says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari communities in Jammu and Kashmir will get reservation benefits in accordance with the recommendations of the Justice Sharma Commission which examined the issue of quota.
Addressing a rally here, Shah also said there will be no decline in ST quota of Gujjars and Bakerwals and Paharis and everyone will get their share.
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J&K: Reservation for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities soon, announces Amit Shah in Rajouri
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the process for reservation has been cleared and the Pahari community, besides Gujjars and Bakarwals, will be given reservations in education sector and government jobs under Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
“After the abrogation of 370, the process for reservation has been cleared. Justice Sharma’s commission (set up by Lieutenant Governor) has sent the report and recommended reservation for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities and it will be given soon,” said Shah while addressing a huge crowd in Rajouri.
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Temple run and rallies: Day 1 of Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his second since the abrogation of Article 370. He began his busy schedule, packed with rallies and meeting political leaders, with a darshan at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
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Only 721 terror incidents since 2019, says Amit Shah
Amit Shah said in the rally that there have been only 721 terror incidents since 2019, while during Congress rule since 2006 it was more than 4000. “Do you hear any stone pelting news now? Modi ji has given laptops and books in the hand of youths instead of stone,” he said.
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J-K: Cheers and slogans echo at Amit Shah’s rally in Rajouri
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
He also jibed at the opposition over their stance on the abrogation of Article 370.
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Pahadi seats increased after new election delimitation, says Amit Shah
On the disputed election delimitation, Shah said, “earlier delimitation was done for their families only, but after new delimitation pahadi seats have been increased.” He said Modi brought in measures such as the Minority Act and removal of toll tax on transportation of goods.
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Rajouri rally to answer for those who said scrapping Article 370 will lead to bloodbath, says Shah
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaches Rajouri, to address a public rally
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J&K: One each PDP, NC leader promises to join BJP if their Pahari community granted ST status
Two prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference have expressed their desire to join the BJP on condition that the central government grants Schedule Tribe status to their Pahari community.
PDP district president Rajouri Tazeem Dar and senior NC leader Shafqat Mir gave the assurance to Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting here on Monday night, sources said.
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Amit Shah meets members of Sikh community in Jammu
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Internet suspended in Rajouri
Mobile Internet services have been temporarily suspended on Tuesday in parts of Jammu and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
An official notification by the Jammu and Kashimir administration said that the internet services were temporarily suspended under fear that the services will be “misused by anti-national elements, that may cause deterioration in public order.”
The suspension will remain in place till Tuesday 7 pm.
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Amit Shah offers prayers at Vaishno Devi temple in Katra
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra on Tuesday morning.
The Home Minister reached the Katra shrine via the Sanjhichatt Helipad. He was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Jitendra Singh. Internet services have been temporarily suspended in Jammu and in specific areas of Rajouri.
This is Shah’s first visit to the holy cave shrine after being appointed as the Union Home Minister.
His visit coincides with the ninth day of the ongoing Navratri festival.
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Amit Shah meets people from different communities in Jammu
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WATCH: Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at the Mata Vaishno Devi Temple
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Who are the Paharis likely to get ST status during Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir?
There’s excitement and concern in Jammu and Kashmir as Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived for a three-day visit to the Union Territory.
The Pahari people, mostly living at the foot hills of Pir Panjal mountainous range, are anticipating that Home Minister Amit Shah will make the announcement of them being granted Scheduled Tribe status during his rallies in Rajouri and Baramulla on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The demand for Scheduled Tribe status has been a four-decade long one.
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Bank manager from Dehradun attacked in Jammu & Kashmir ahead of Amit Shah’s visit
A Grameen Bank branch manager from Dehradun survived a terrorist shooting in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, triggering a scramble to catch the gunmen as the attack happened amid a multi-layer security net laid out for Union home minister Amit Shah three-day J&K visit that began in the evening.
Shah is scheduled to address two rallies—one in Rajouri district of Jammu on Tuesday and another in Baramulla on Wednesday. He will also visit Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district and offer his prayers on the last day of Navratra on Tuesday, before leaving for Rajouri
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Multi-tier security in place ahead of Shah’s public rally in J-K’s Rajouri
Multi-tier security arrangements have been put in place ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s public rally on Tuesday in Rajouri, officials said on Monday.
Security forces on Monday conducted cordon and search operations at multiple locations here, they said.
Joint teams of Army, police and paramilitary forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Chechra forest, Seeran and Dassal Jattan and conducted a thorough screening of the area for any suspicious movement, the officials said.
Shah is scheduled to address a public rally in Rajouri town on Tuesday.
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Several delegations call on HM Amit Shah in Jammu
Several delegations, including representatives of the Dogra community, called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday after he arrived here on a three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh were also present during the meetings, the officials said.
A delegation of the Dogra community, led by the Jammu and Kashmir unit chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ravinder Raina, and also comprising senior party leaders Ajat Shatru Singh, Devender Singh Rana and S S Slathia, among others, thanked the Centre for declaring a state holiday on the birth anniversary of the last Dogra ruler of the region, Maharaja Hari Singh, on 23 September.
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HM Amit Shah arrives in Jammu on 3-day tour of J&K
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Monday on a three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived in the evening and was received at the airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh, among others. The home minister is scheduled to meet various delegations, including those representing the Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari communities during his visit, officials said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Paharis, a long-pending demand of the community mostly residing in Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region and Baramulla in north Kashmir, where Shah is scheduled to address public rallies over the next two days.
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