Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 25: The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Home Affairs is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 29 to September 2.
The Committee will reach Jammu on August 29 and visit Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and review security and other arrangements.
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In Kashmir, it will visit Pahalgam including the site of April 22 terror attack.
The Panel is likely to meet Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officers of civil and police administration besides security forces to take feedback on the situation.
Headed by BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, the Committee comprised 31 members, including prominent leaders such as Priyanka Gandhi, Kapil Sibal, Supriya Sule, Ajay Maken, and Derek O’Brien, among others.
Sources revealed that the Panel is likely to meet representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), members of civil society, and the business community to gather insights and feedback about different matters.
The Committee was initially scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir on April 26. However, the visit was postponed at the last moment following a terrorist attack on tourists at Baisaran in Pahalgam on April 22, which tragically claimed 26 lives.
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