JAMMU: Union Home Minister Amit Shah would join the 'Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Sankalp Rally' on May 8 to reaffirm India's claim to parts of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan, BJP sources said.

Jammu and Kashmir People's Forum is organising a rally in Jammu on May 8. The Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir refugees who have settled in Jammu and Kashmir and other states of the country will attend the rally.

Shah's second trip to Jammu and Kashmir comes amid rumours that the Union government plans to hold Assembly elections in the Union Territory after the delimitation exercise is completed, with a summary updating of electoral records following.

On May 8, the Union Home Minister will pay a visit to Palli panchayat in Jammu's Samba district, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally on April 24 to commemorate National Panchayat Day.

On Thursday (April 14), Union Home Secretary A.K. Bhalla and Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar will visit Srinagar to assess the preparations for this year's Amarnath yatra.  

The Amarnath yatra, which lasts 43 days, will begin on June 30 and culminate on August 11 this year, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan and Shravan Purnima. The yatra was cut short in 2019 as a result of the Union government's decision to repeal Article 370. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the yatra was cancelled in 2020 and 2021.

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