Union HM takes stock of situation, likely to visit state Friday
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and took stock of the situation in the state after the deadly attack on a CRPF convoy, officials said.
He also cancelled all his political engagements in Bihar Friday and is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
He called up the governor, who apprised him about the prevailing situation in the state. Singh also spoke to Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Director General of CRPF R RBhatnagar and gave them necessary instructions, a home ministry official said.
The ministry is also closely monitoring the situation.
In a tweet, Singh said, “Today’s dastardly attack on CRPF in Pulwama (J&K) is extremely painful and disturbing. I bow to each and every CRPF jawan who has sacrificed his life in service to the nation. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
At least 30 CRPF personnel were killed in Pulwama district when a Jaish-e-Mohammed militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the bus they were travelling in.
This is one of the worst militant strikes in the state since the Uri attack in 2016.
Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, who reached Bhutan on Thursday on an official trip, is rushing back to Delhi after cutting short his visit in view of the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Gauba had reached Thimpu this morning for a Home Secretary-level dialogue with his Bhutanese counterpart.
He spoke to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh after the terror attack.
“In view of the terror attack in Pulwama, the home secretary is rushing back to Delhi,” a home ministry official said.
At least 42 CRPF personnel were killed in Pulwama district when a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into their bus. (PTI)
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