Defence Minister Arun Jaitley during his first visit to Jammu & Kashmir after assuming office met J&K CM Omar Abdullah and top army officials in separate meetings to discuss the security situation along the LOC in Jammu & Kashmir.
JAITLEY DISCUSSES J&K SECURITY ISSUE WITH OMAR, ARMY OFFICERS
Army Chief General Bikram Singh who accompanied Jaitley on the visit was given a briefing about the current security scenario along the Line of Control and counter-insurgency operations in the area by Army officers.
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In his meeting with Omar, Jaitley discussed the current security scenario in the state. Omar took to social networking site Twitter to talk about his meeting with Jaitley. The J&K CM’s tweet read, “Had a very productive meeting with Arun Jaitley in Srinagar this afternoon. Discussed matters related to both defence and finance with him.â€
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He further tweeted, “Co-chaired an important security review with @arunjaitley. I’m glad he returns to Delhi with an appreciation of the situation & challenges.â€
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Jaitley is expected to visit the forward areas along the Line of Control tomorrow and will interact with the troops stationed there.
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