The Centre will tomorrow brief the MPs of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir, about the contours of the visit. About 30 member Parliamentary delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit the state on 4th september. Sources said during the preparatory meeting, the Members of Parliament will be given a presentation on the issue by top officials of the Home Ministry. <br/><br/>During the two day visit, the MPs will interact with the Governor and Chief Minister of state. They will also hold meeting with representatives of all political parties and other delegations in Srinagar to bring peace in the valley. Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Dr Jitendra Singh and Ram Vilas Paswan will be part of the delegation besides Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and his Lok Sabha colleague Mallikarjun Kharge. <br/><br/>Besides JD-U leader Sharad Yadav, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D Raja, NCP's Tariq Anwar and Saugata Roy of TMC will be the part of the delegation. Other members of the delegation include Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, Akali Dal's Prem Singh Chandumajra, BJD's Dilip Tirkey and AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi. The valley is facing unrest due to protests in the aftermath of the killing of a terrorist.
News On AIR | September 2, 2016 9:19 PM
Centre to brief MPs of all-party delegation to J&K about contours of visit tomorrow