In Pics | Amit Shah's first public rally in Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a large public rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town on October 5. This was his first public rally in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. In the rally where Shah is expected to announce the regularisation of hundreds of daily wagers whose future has been in the lurch for over three decades.

Addressing a public rally in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah ruled out holding dialogue with Pakistan and asserted that the Modi government will wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to make it the

Amit Shah also said that assembly elections in J&K will be conducted with

Urging the youths to shun the path of violence, Shah said terrorism has claimed 42,000 lives in Jammu and Kashmir since the 1990s and asked whether it has ever benefited anyone. Credit: PTI Photo

Amit Shah with J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and MoS Jitendra Singh during a public rally at the Showkat Ali Stadium in Baramulla, Kashmir. Credit: PTI Photo

Two developments stand out after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Wednesday. One was the promise of granting a Schedule Tribe (ST) status to the Pahari community. Credit: PTI Photo

The other announcement by Shah was holding the much-awaited assembly elections once the final voter list and “other preparations” are completed, even though no specific time was announced. Credit: PTI Photo

Security personnel stand guard near the Raj Bhavan where Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate various projects, in Srinagar. Credit: PTI Photo