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LoP meets Shah, discusses security, development, budget issues

Jammu, Mar 13 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir, Sunil Sharma on Thursday called upon Union Home Minister Amit Shah at New Delhi.
A handout issued here said that Sunil Sharma deliberated with the Union Home Minister on the key issues of Jammu and Kashmir pertaining to the Security and Development, and Budget Session in J&K Legislative Assembly.
Sharma said that Jammu and Kashmir has been a region of strategic significance, and has faced numerous security and developmental challenges. He said that all these issues are deeply intertwined and require a rigorous multi-pronged approach by the Modi government.
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