Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir):Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reached Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir for a two-day visit, amid a packed schedule of election rallies he has been attending in multiple poll-bound states across the country.
Speaking about the development, Senior BJP leader and Kashmir in-charge Sunil Sharma asserted that Shah’s visit to Srinagar is apolitical, as he will chair a meeting to review the arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra.
"People from different communities, like Gujjars, Bakerwals, Dal dwellers, and others, can meet him as there will be no restrictions for anyone," he added. According to officials, Shah will depart for New Delhi on Friday evening.
Asked if Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders would meet Amit Shah, since one of their panel members Wednesday sought revocation of the ban on the organisation and expressed desire to contest Assembly polls, the officials said, "There is no restriction on meeting the Home Minister in Srinagar. Anyone can meet him...if JeI leaders want to meet him, they can too. All meetings are scheduled for tomorrow; today will be a general security review meet."