The officials said that security personnel have been deployed in numbers along the roads leading to the venue of the PM's rally. Police and paramilitary forces have intensified random checking of vehicles at dozens of places and special checkpoints have been set up.

PM Modi is in Jammu and Kashmir again today. In his public meeting in Srinagar, he thanked the people for voting in large numbers in the first phase and said that it is a matter of pride that people have voted in large numbers in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections,

People in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra, queued up in hundreds to get a glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his speech for the ongoing assembly elections.

Ahead of PM Modi’s rally in Srinagar, security has been elevated to its highest level on Sept 19. The J&K Police and CRPF have established multiple checkpoints to ensure a safe environment. Vehicles are being checked thoroughly at entry and exit points to avoid any breach of security.