As the BJP’s latest moves aim to earn the goodwill of Gujjars and Paharis in J&K ahead of the Assembly elections, all eyes are on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s upcoming two-day visit to the Union Territory from October 4.
“Mr. Shah’s visit will bring a new dawn. Thousands of people are expected to participate in the rallies. There is an open invitation for all to join. We are hopeful that the Schedule Tribe demand of Paharis, a wound festering for the past seven decades, will also be addressed,” Abdul Hamid Bhat, BJP’s general secretary in Baramulla, said.
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