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Jairam’s Sopore visit to assess ground reality

Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi
Apr 05, 2013 12:57 AM IST

Two months after the hanging of Afzal Guru, the first visit of a central minister in his backyard in Kashmir valley is set to take place on Saturday.

Two months after the hanging of Afzal Guru, the first visit of a central minister in his backyard in Kashmir valley is set to take place on Saturday.


The carefully crafted tour may also provide an opportunity for a first-hand taste of the prevailing ground situation in Sopore — Guru’s home district — after the hanging sparked uproar in several pockets of the valley.

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh will visit Sopore and Khansahib apart from touring Srinagar during his two-day visit to the valley, starting Friday.

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The minister, however, is set to stick to his pre-determined agenda of visiting a local vocational training centre and interact with the trainees and their family members and refrain from making any direct political moves.

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The visit assumes significance as Guru’s family still lives in Sopore and the district, otherwise too, has witnessed youth unrest.

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