Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah who is on a three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, met local residents of Makwal, Jammu, and Kashmir on Sunday and shared his personal number with them so they can connect with him anytime.
Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to the Union territory for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
The Border Security Force (BSF), Additional Director General (ADG) of BSF posted to the Western Command, NS Jamwal on Sunday said that Shah’s visit came as a huge encouragement for the soldiers.
“Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to forwarding areas at the Makwal border in Jammu and Kashmir was a “matter of pride” for soldiers,” BSF ADG NS Jamwal said.
NS Jamwal further said that “Matter of pride for us that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited this BSF post and interacted with the jawans. He listened to our briefing. We told him about all border-related issues, he expressed pleasure over border domination.”
His visit has come amid several incidents of killings of civilians by the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir which is sparking fear in the valley.
(_Vinayak Barot)
