Rajnath Singh in Jammu

Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here for a day-long visit during which he will address a national security conclave before reviewing with senior BJP leaders the political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.

Accompanied by Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Singh was received at the airport by the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina and other senior leaders, including MP Jugal Kishore and Jammu Mayor Rajinder Sharma, they said.

Shortly after his arrival, Singh drove to the University of Jammu, the venue of the security conclave — organised to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government.