Not only did Nawaz Sharif praise Burhan Wani but he also remarked that 'Kashmir will one day become Pakistan'
Ahead of his visit to Pakistan for the SAARC meeting, Rajnath on Monday chaired a high-level meeting here
He will also meet Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and government officers before returning to Delhi in the evening
Singh had invited trader bodies to discuss the situation in Kashmir, which has been under curfew for the past 15 days
A team of senior home ministry officials and DGs of central paramilitary forces are accompanying Singh during his visit
Singh said Pakistan played a 'key role' in fuelling tension and that the situation was normalising gradually
He also said PM Modi has directed security forces to maintain 'maximum restraint'
He said that nine people have been arrested so far in connection with the case
Mallikarjun Kharge accused BJP of trying to 'destabilise' Congress-led governments in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh
At least 40 people have lost their lives in the state violence since July 8
Meanwhile, curfew remains imposed in eight districts in Kashmir valley
He will lead the Indian delegation at the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue to be held in Washington
They said special rescue teams have also been deployed at vulnerable spots along the tracks to meet any eventuality
Union Home Minister says democracy has not come from any other country, but is in our veins
Cavalcade of Union Ministers Santosh Gangwar and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda was pelted with stones
The documents continue to be missing from the period when P Chidambaram was the Home Minister
'Vulnerability of our coasts was exposed in 1993 and then in 2008 when terrorists attacked Mumbai,' said the Union Home Minister
Home Minister Rajnath Singh's closest advisors have tried to nip in the bud the buzz that he is agreeable to be the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh in the run-up to Assembly polls in the state next year. Those in Singh's camp fear that a loss for the BJP in the state might dent his image as not only the home minister but also effectively the number two in the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. Meanwhile, the party leadership has indicated to other CM aspirants to curb their ambition and rein in their supporters. These include Sultanpur Lok Sabha member Varun Gandhi, Gorakhpur Lok Sabha member Yogi Adityanath and Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani. The leadership hasn't taken kindly to posters in some cities of UP projecting Gandhi as a CM candidate.
According to sources, both senior leaders made the formal offer to Rajnath during the last budget session of Parliament
He has been addressing rallies, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah