“Why should we stop delimitation? Delimitation will happen, followed by elections and then restoration of statehood. I want to be friends with the Kashmiri youth,” Amit Shah said in Srinagar.

Amit Shah was speaking in Srinagar after he chaired a meeting to review the security situation in the Valley.

The Union Home Minister said the youths of Kashmir should take advantage of the various opportunities being created by the administration for their progress.

Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 brought an end to terrorism, nepotism and corruption.

Earlier in the day, Shah held a security review meeting in Srinagar along with J&K LG Manoj Sinha

Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir will be followed by elections and restoration of statehood, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today as he visited the Valley for the first time since Article 370 was revoked two years ago.

Earlier in the day, Amit Shah reviewed the security situation and steps taken to combat terrorism in Kashmir Valley in the wake of a spate of attacks on civilians, particularly non-local labourers and minorities.

Shah said no one can obstruct development in Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that strict action will be taken against those who want to disrupt the peace and harmony in the union territory.

The home minister claimed that abrogating Article 370 had ended corruption, terrorism and nepotism in the region.

Stern action will be taken against those who want to disrupt peace and harmony: Minister

Reaching out to young Kashmiris, the home minister asked them to join hands with PM Modi and the govt and become partners in the journey to take Kashmir forward.

On a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, the Home Minister was seen interacting with members of Jammu and Kashmir's Youth Clubs on Saturday (October 23)

Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the family of Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Parvaiz Ahmad who was killed by terrorists in June this year in Nowgam area of the city.

Amit Shah met Ahmed's wife Fatima Akhter and gave her official papers for a government job.This is Shah's first visit to the union territory since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met the family of J&K Police officer, Parvez Ahmad Dar, who was killed by militants in June

Shah, who is on a 3-day visit to the Union Territory, will also address a rally in Jammu, review security situation in the Valley and flag off the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight.

Ahead of Home Minister's visit to the union territory, several traffic restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar including those driving two-wheelers subjected to intensive security checks.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with the family of Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector Parvaiz Ahmad Dar, who was shot dead by terrorists in June.

Prolonged encounters, growing threat of radicalisation, killing of civilians, and an increase in cross-border infiltration - these were the key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in Srinagar today.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met the kin of victims of terror killings and promised stern action against those who disrupt peace, while reiterating that elections would be held after the delimitation exercise which will be followed by restoration of statehood. India News | In Kashmir, Shah Vows to Defend Peace, Reiterates 'roadmap' for Elections and Statehood Restoration.