HM Amit Shah distributes appointment letters to families affected by Pakistan shelling –

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today visited Poonch town to take a first-hand assessment of damages caused to the properties and religious places in the border town by the PaK shelling during the Operation Sindoor. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the Home Minister, accompanied by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, senior officials and top security personnel, met the families affected by PaK shelling at the Dak Bungalow during his visit and listened to their grievances and offered condolences. The Home Minister distributed financial assistance to the affected families and also distributed appointment letters among the next of kin of those killed in the shelling. Mr. Shah also visited the religious places which were targeted by the Pakistan army and were damaged in the shelling. The Home Minister chaired a high-level meeting at Raj Bhawan, Jammu, last night to review the security situation in J&K. Mr. Shah also reviewed security and other arrangements for the annual Amarnath Yatra, which will begin on the 3rd of July this year. He was briefed about the security measures for the yatra. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, J&K Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, and heads of various paramilitary forces, police, and intelligence agencies.
 
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Shah wrote: “The government will leave no stone unturned to provide all required facilities to the Amarnath pilgrims,” Mr. Shah asserted, directing security forces to maintain maximum vigilance. “Chaired a review meeting for the Amarnath Pilgrimage and evaluated the security arrangements and preparedness meant for the pilgrims. Instructed to maintain utmost vigilance and ensure seamless completion of the sacred journey.”
 
Mr. Shah arrived in Jammu yesterday evening on a two-day visit to the Union Territory and upon arrival, he was received by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and other senior officials at the technical airport Jammu and proceeded to Raj Bhawan, Jammu where he chaired a high-level security review meeting with Lieutenant Governor and top officials of civil administration, security agencies, army, police and paramilitary forces. Amit Shah is likely to address the BSF jawans at their Unit Headquarters at Khanetar in the outskirts of Poonch city. The Home Minister is also expected to visit local religious sites and interact with personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the Line of Control (LoC).