PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to take stock of Kashmir situation, appeals for peace in the valley
After returning from his four nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting on 12 July, to review the situation in Kashmir, and to discuss the way forward. In the wake of Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani's death, the valley has been burning, as protesters and police have been sparring relentlessly, leading to 23 deaths.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Jitendra Singh revealed that Kashmir & Sudan issues were discussed at the meeting, and that PM Modi has been keeping a close watch on the sequence of events. "PM Modi has made an appeal to maintain peace and calm in the valley. PM has extended every possible help to the State", Jitendra Singh was quoted as saying by ANI reports.
PM has hoped for peace, has guided us and appealed that no innocent lives are disturbed: Jitendra Singh on J&K pic.twitter.com/CPc4SC6ufw
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 12, 2016
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, along with other senior officials were part of the meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned from five-day tour of Africa today, was given a detailed presentation on the situation in the Kashmir Valley.
The Separatist groups, meanwhile, extended their strike call in Jammu and Kashmir by two more days till tomorrow.
Kashmir has been on a boil as widespread protests broke out across the valley over Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani's killing. Separatists' have been calling for a shutdown ever since.
The death toll in the clashes between protesters and security forces in Kashmir mounted to 23, as normal life remained paralysed in the Valley due to curfew-like restrictions and separatists-sponsored strike in the wake of Wani's killing in an encounter earlier on July 8.
--ANI
First published: 12 July 2016, 9:32 IST
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