Mehbooba Mufti calls on PM Modi; discusses prevailing situation in JK, various development issues
New Delhi, March 1: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed the various aspects of the implementation of the Rs 1 lakh crore package for the valley.
During the hour-long meeting, CM Mehbooba Mufti and PM Modi also discussed the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir and various development issues. CM Mehbooba Mufti also briefed PM Modi on the security situation in the Valley as well as along the border with Pakistan, which has been witnessing heavy cross-border firing and continuous attempts of infiltration by terrorists.
The two leaders also discussed various aspects of the implementation of the Rs 1 lakh crore package for Jammu and Kashmir, which was announced by PM Modi in the year 2015. However, the centre has already sanctioned a total of Rs 62,599 crore of the package.
According to the official spokesperson, PM Modi and CM Mehbooba Mufti also discussed the ongoing peace initiatives undertaken by the Centre's representative, Dineshwar Sharma. The meeting comes few days after the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, Lt Gen A K Bhatt said that a large number of terrorists were waiting at launching pads across the LoC to cross over into Kashmir and that the ceasefire violations by Pakistan were an attempt to facilitate the entry of the infiltrators.
In January this year, eight civilians and six security personnel were killed and around 70 injured in ceasefire violations by Pakistani rangers along the Indo-Pak border in the Jammu region. The Pakistani troops had carried out heavy shelling along the International Border (IB) in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts and from across the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri districts between January 18 and January 22.
Importantly, 515 incidents of infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir were reported in the year 2017, in which 75 Pakistani terrorists were killed. In the year 2016, there were 454 such cases, in which 45 terrorists were killed.
