The Union Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Monday morning at the official residence of Prime Minister here.
The meeting, according to the sources, will take place at9.30 am at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.
A meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and CabinetCommittee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) is also likely to be held on Monday,sources added.
They claimed that issues pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir arelikely to be discussed during the high-profile engagements.
The Bill to increase the number of judges in Supreme Court –The Supreme Court (number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 – is likely to comeup for discussion in the Cabinet meeting before it is introduced in the LokSabha.
Amit Shah holds meeting with top security brass
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held ameeting with top security officials and is believed to have discussed the prevailingsituation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The hour-long meeting was attended by National SecurityAdvisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and other seniorofficials.
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is understood to havebeen discussed in the meeting, an official said.
Additional Secretary (Jammu and Kashmir Division) GyaneshKumar separately briefed the Union Home Minister about the situation in Kashmir.
Informed sources said the Minister discussed internalsecurity as well as the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, where the AmarnathYatra has been curtailed after the government warned of militant threats.
All Amarnath pilgrims as well as tourists were told to leave”as soon as possible”.
Shah spoke about the preparation to deal with militantattacks and deployment of security establishment in Kashmir amid inputs thatmilitants were planning to target the Amarnath Yatra – an annual pilgrimagewhich started on June 28 and was to end on August 15.
Shah is reportedly planning to visit Jammu and Kashmir. Thistoo was discussed, said a source.
The Home Minister was apprised about the situation on theborder where some militants were killed by security forces when they tried toinfiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir on the night of July 31-August 1. TheMinister’s meeting, the abrupt axing of the Amarnath Yatra and the securitybuild up has set off yet another round of speculation about the PM Modi government’s next move in Jammu andKashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir has been on the edge following deploymentof additional security forces in the state last week.
Following the deployment of additional troops and othersteps, there have been rumours that the Centre may have plans to do away withArticle 35A, which gives exclusive rights to the state’s residents ingovernment jobs and land.Mainstream political parties have, however,vowed to resist any such move to tinker with the special status.