New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Union Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Srinagar on Monday.

The Union home minister is on a three-day visit to the Union territory, the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

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Earlier in the day, Shah visited forward areas at the Makwal border in Jammu and Kashmir with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and interacted with jawans and local residents.

His visit has come amid several incidents of killings of civilians by the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir which is sparking fear in the valley.

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On Saturday, he met families of soldiers and civilians killed this month in a spate of terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI)

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