On his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi today gave an assurance about the Centre’s positive response on bunkers for villagers living along the 198-km Indo-Pak border. He did not give any commitment on five-marla plots for them in safer zones to escape shelling and described the subject a prerogative of the state government. Mehrishi assumed charge on September 1 after his predecessor LC Goyal was allegedly forced to take voluntary retirement. Mehrishi was accompanied by Special Secretary (Internal Security) in Home Ministry, Ashok Prasad;…
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