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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Jul 12, 2016, 01:47 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting to review the situation in the Kashmir Valley, where one of the worst violence in recent years has left 23 people dead.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS Jitendra Singh, Ajit Doval along with other senior officials were the part of the meeting.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said that PM has appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain calm.
"He has appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain peace so that the situation can normalise. He also expressed hope that no innocent person should face any kind of inconvenience or loss," MoS Jitendra Singh said after the meeting.
The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction over the progress of the Amarnath Yatra and said whatever help needed by the state government will be provided by the Centre.
Meanwhile, with Kashmir on the edge, Rajnath Singh has also postponed his visit to the United States to attend the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue scheduled for next week.
A Home Ministry official cited the busy schedule during the coming Monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 18 as the reason for the deferment of the visit.
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.
PM Modi has made an appeal to maintain peace and calm in the valley. PM has extended every possible help to the State. He has hoped for peace and has guided us and appealed that no innocent lives are not disturbed, said Jitendra Singh after attending high-level meeting.
'State unrepresented', says Omar Abdullah on Modi's high level meet
Taking to micro-blogging site, Omar abdullah said, I understand if @MehboobaMufti didn't leave the state to attend but why not by video conference? State unrepresented."
"We set up video links for all sorts of meaningless things but here where it matters to have @MehboobaMufti involved in the process - nothing."
We set up video links for all sorts of meaningless things but here where it matters to have @MehboobaMufti involved in the process - nothing
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 12, 2016
PM Modi chairs meeting on law & order situation in Jammu and Kashmir
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS Jitendra Singh, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval along with other senior officials were part of the meeting.
Toll in Kashmir violence climbs to 24
# Curfew remains in force in many parts of the Valley including pockets of Srinagar city and Pulwama district as authorities braced for more protests on the fourth day of.
# Toll in the violent clashes between protestors and security forces climbed to 24.
# Adil Ahmad Mattoo, a youth injured in the firing incident at Bijbehara succumbed at SMHS Hospital late on Monday night..
Delegation of Imams meet HM Rajnath Singh to discuss the situation in J&K.
# Amarnath yatra is symbolic of Kashmir's unity, its not just about the economy. So its great that the yatra has restarted: Jitendra Singh
# Pakistan has been playing a negative role as far as militancy in Jammu & Kashmir is concerned.
Separatist groups extended their strike call for two days more, curfew imposed in various parts of valley.
