<span style="color: #222222;">Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday appealed the people of Kashmir, particularly youth to stay away from gunfight sites during counter-terrorism operations to avoid loss of civilian lives. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He also urged the people to participate with fervour in forthcoming Panchayati elections to strengthen democracy and governance at the grassroots level. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Singh was addressing a press conference in Srinagar after concluding his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Home Minister complimented people of the State for participation in the Municipal Elections. He appealed to all those political parties to participate in Panchayati elections. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Rajnath Singh reviewed the overall security situation in the Valley and also at LoC and borders with neighbouring country Pakistan at a high-level meeting in Srinagar. </span>