MP Khatana briefs HM Amit Shah about ground situation in JK 

New Delhi, July 20: BJP MP Rajya Sabha Er. Gulam Ali Khatana today met Union Minister for Home & Cooperatives Amit Shah and briefed him about the first-hand account of the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir after a recent tour across the length and breadth of the Union Territory.

MP Gulam Ali briefed Union Minister Amit Shah about the issues of security, the need for providing promotion avenues to the SC, ST, and OBC employees serving in Kashmir, developmental needs, creation of sports infrastructure, and the need for senior administrative officers to regularly visit district level and block level. He said that people are happy with the all-around development after the neutralization of Article 370 and ushering in an era of peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

MP Gulam Ali further impressed upon the need for creating employment avenues for unemployed youth and demanded that special recruitment drives must be carried out by Central Armed Police Forces(CAPF) and the army. He said that the unprecedented inflow of tourists has improved the economic conditions of the people associated with the tourism industry and stressed the need for exploring the tourism potential of hitherto untouched tourist destinations in Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Poonch, Bandipore, and Kupwara areas.

MP Gulam Ali appreciated the government’s decision to grant 5 marla plots to landless and homeless and also demanded a policy to bring paperless citizens of UT under this scheme. He highlighted various issues of the tribal population and sought their redressal.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured to redress the issues raised by him.