Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh will begin his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from Wednesday, reported the ANI.
Singh will visit Amarnath shrine on July 5 and will also chair a security review meeting in Srinagar city. The first batch of Amarnath yatra flagged off on June 27. It was, however, halted on June 28 due to heavy rainfall at the Baltal base camp.
The yatra was resumed after the weather condition improved.
This would be Singh’s first visit to the state following the collapse of PDP-BJP coalition government and imposition of governor’s rule.
His visit comes amid reports of fissures within the Peoples Democratic Party after two senior MLAs have openly revolted against part leader Mehbooba Mufti.
Former Sports Minister and MLA from Pattan constituency, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari, said, “It is because of the interference of her (Mehbooba) relatives that the BJP withdrew the support. Peoples Democratic Party has been reduced to Family Democratic Party by Mehbooba Mufti and all the party affairs are being run by four members of her family.”
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Raza Ansari’s uncle and MLA from Zadibal constituency, Abid Hussain Ansari, along with him, hinted at creating a ‘Peoples Bloc’, while bashing Mehbooba Mufti.
“It is a family Raj party. Her brother was a photographer and he was brought back and made tourism minister. A relative was made commissioner. Another relative is remote controlling from America. We are against the bloodshed. I have left my future to the people of my constituency. Whatever they decide, I will follow that. If they want me to leave PDP, I will do so,” he said.
