by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
20-Ministers to travel across J&K
PM Modi's Massive Public Out-reach program rolled out
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Jan. 15
The Modi Establishment has now decided to launch a massive political offensive in Jammu & Kashmir almost six months after abrogating Article 370.
If plans being given final shape, a battery of Union Ministers will be deputed to travel across the Union Territory to interact with the people.
The massive public outreach exercise will involve ministers in the second line of command in the government and propagate the welfare policies and programs implemented by the Centre.
In fact, the exercise is aimed at prodding the people to participate in the public programs and involve them in these activities. This will be first time that a battery of central ministers will undertake low-key but effective educative programs. “This is a major PR exercise finalised by the Prime Minister,” said a minister who didn't want to be quoted.
The state government has already been told about the impending visit of the ministers and security forces alerted to take appropriate action to make the programs successful. The week-long exercise will involve the visit of Minister of State for Home G Krishan Reddy, Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Anurag Thakur Jitendra Singh and Piyush Goyal and several others.
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