HOME MINISTER Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on June 27—his first to a state after swearing in—was unique in many ways. He became the first Union minister to visit the family of a slain Kashmiri police officer, did not meet leaders of the regional parties, and restricted his trip to the Kashmir region only.
Moreover, for the first time, the separatists did not call for a strike, like they had in the past when Central leaders visited the state.Top officers of the police, the Central Reserve Police Force and the Army briefed Shah about the security situation, operations against militants, the situation at the Line of Control, and security arrangements made for the 45-day annual Amarnath yatra.