Heavy security put in place ahead of Modi's rallies in J-K

Heavy security arrangements have been put in place, ahead of the twin public rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be held on Saturday in Kathua and Rajouri districts.

“Tight security arrangements have been made for the twin rallies of prime minister in border districts of Kathua and Rajouri tomorrow,” a senior police officer told PTI.

The main venues at Sports Stadium in Kathua and New Bus Stand area in Rajouri have been sanitised and have been made out of bound for the public till Saturday's rallies, he said.

The entry and exit points have been deployed with police checkpoints for monitoring incoming vehicles in the town and police is keep a round-the-clock vigilance in these areas.

The twin towns being close to Indo-Pak border, security grid of Army has been put on alert and VDCs also activated along the border line to mop up the vigilance.

Modi will address public rallies at Kathua and Rajouri on Saturday.

The prime minister had visited three times and addressed five rallies in Kishtwar, Udhampur, Poonch, Samba and Srinagar districts for campaigning for its party candidates in first, second and third phases of elections.