Formally taking charge as the Minister of Home Affairs, BJP President Amit Shah chaired a meeting with the join secretaries of the ministry on Saturday, 1 June.
The meeting was also attended by the two ministers of state Nithayanad Rai and G Kishan Reddy, the governors of Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Maharashtra, and other officials.
Addressing the media after the meeting, J&K governor Shivpal Malik said he briefed the newly-inducted home minister about the circumstances in the strife-ridden state.