03 February,2026 11:14 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Union Home Minister Amit Shah set to visit Jammu Kashmir for three days. File pic
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir for three days on Thursday for a comprehensive review of the security situation. Amit Shah, during his visit, will launch various developmental projects and will also interact with political leaders.
The officials, while stating about Amit Shah's visit to Jammu Kashmir, said, "The Union Home Minister will reach Jammu in the evening on February 5. He will meet political leaders at the Lok Bhawan the same evening. In the morning on February 6, the Union Home Minister will visit the international border in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district," as reported by news agency IANS.
The Union Home Minister will also inspect the latest equipment installed by the Border Security Force (BSF) to prevent infiltration.
The officials further added, "In the afternoon of February 6, he will chair a high-level security review meeting in Jammu. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, senior officials of MHA, IB, chiefs of CAPFs, and senior officers of Jammu Kashmir's civil administration, police, and intelligence agencies will attend the security review meeting," as per IANS.
As reported by IANS, "On the morning of February 7, he will leave for Srinagar, where he is scheduled to launch various developmental projects. In the afternoon, he will leave from Srinagar for Chhattisgarh," official sources said.
This will be the second time in less than one month that the Union Home Minister will be reviewing Jammu and Kashmir's security at the highest level.
Earlier on January 8, he chaired a high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. Amit Shah's review of the security situation was followed by the visit of the Union Home Secretary, Gobind Mohan, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Tapan Deka, chiefs of CAPFs and other agencies to Jammu on January 14 and 15.
Official sources reveal that the Home Minister is concerned about the presence of foreign terrorists in the upper reaches of the Jammu division, including the Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts.
The sources further said, "A comprehensive strategy is in place to neutralise the terrorists through joint operations in the entire Jammu and Kashmir," as per IANS. They also added that the high-level meeting is likely to review and fine-tune the strategy further.
Search operations have been going on in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district, besides the upper reaches of Billawar in Kathua and some other districts, to eliminate the foreign terrorists.
A paratrooper of the Army was martyred, and seven soldiers were injured in Chatroo (Kishtwar) in an encounter between joint forces and the terrorists on January 18.
Also, a top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit was killed by the security forces in the upper reaches of Billawar in the Kathua district.
The Union Home Minister directed to ensure zero infiltration on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir while carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists, their over-ground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers to usher in complete peace in the valley.
(With inputs from IANS)
