Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Kashmir for two days beginning Saturday in a bid to calm down tensions that erupted following the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, with clashes between protesters and security forces in the Valley leaving 45 dead. This is the first time in the past fortnight, since the violence erupted that a representative from the Centre is visiting the Valley to speak to the stakeholders there.
Mr. Singh, who will reach Srinagar around 11 a.m., will first interact with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and senior officials and review the law and order situation in the Kashmir Valley.
After that, he will meet representatives of political parties and social organisations to get their feedback about the Kashmir situation as well as a future roadmap, an official said.
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Mr. Singh will stay at Nehru guest house in Srinagar, where he will meet the public representatives.
The Home Minister had said in Parliament a day ago that he would visit Kashmir and stay in a guest house to talk to people from all walks of life there.