New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, heightened security grid has been enforced across the region, with increased surveillance and the deployment of forces at various key locations. This is his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the success of Operation Sindoor.
While preparations are in full swing for the launch of development of the major infrastructural projects worth over Rs 46,000 crore in Katra; including the inauguration of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), the Congress took a sharp swipe at the PM over the unresolved investigations into the recent terror attacks.
Congress takes a jab at PM
Congress leader and General Secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, has questioned the government’s silence regarding the terror attacks.
“Surely he is aware that the terrorists directly responsible for the brutal terrorist attacks at Pahalgam on April 22 have still not been brought to justice,” Ramesh wrote on X.
He further alleged that the same group of terrorists is suspected to be behind earlier attacks in the valley and demanded an official clarification from the government.
The Prime Minister is visiting Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow. Surely he is aware that the terrorists directly responsible for the brutal terrorist attacks at Pahalgam on April 22nd have still not been brought to justice. And according to some reports that have not been denied, these…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 5, 2025
PM to inaugurate major projects at J&K
PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the world’s highest railway arch bridge over Chenab, the country’s first cable-stayed bridge, Anji Bridge and then he will flag off the Vande Bharat Express trains between Katra and Srinagar. He will also lay the foundation stone for multiple infrastructural and health related projects, including the district’s first medical college in Reasi.
The security apparatus has been intensified in view of the perceptions of threat following the April 22 Pahalgam attack that led to the loss of 26 innocent lives. Security forces have been deployed with surveillance drones and combing operations especially in the border areas.
Traffic diversions and restrictions on movement will be enforced on Friday, especially around Katra Stadium where the PM is expected to address a public rally.
