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Rajnath Singh asks Sayeed for land for Kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi, April 7
Home Minister Rajnath Singh
on Tuesday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
to provide land for composite townships for Kashmiri Pandits in the
state, an official release said.
Sayeed, who had called on the
home minister here, assured him that the state government will acquire
and provide land at the earliest for composite townships in the Kashmir
Valley, it said.
Issues related to the Home Guards, remuneration
for Special Police Officers (SPOs), ex-gratia relief for damage and
casualty during cross-border firing and matters of security related
expenditure were also discussed during this meet.
"...the central
government would ensure that all possible assistance is provided to
utilise the full potential of the alliance (of the BJP and the PDP) both
-- in the area of security and welfare of the people," Singh said.
The
home minister also informed the chief minister that the proposal of the
state government for enhanced remuneration to SPOs is being pursued by
his ministry.
The issue of raising the Indian Reserve Battalions
for the state and effective utilisation of state police was also
discussed in the meeting.
The meet was also attended by the senior officers of the ministry of home affairs and Jammu and Kashmir government.