The current situation in Kashmir was discussed by senior Cabinet Ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday.
Among those who attended the meeting included Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj,Venkaiah Naidu and Jitendra Singh.
The State has witnessed wide-spread violence with stone pelting youth disrupting the bypoll in the Kashmir Valley and clashing with security forces. It is understood that Pakistan’s agent provocateurs were largely behind the violence.
A 22-year-old man, who was injured during clashes between protestors and security forces on polling day in Srinagar lok Sabha constituency, succumbed to injuries on Wednesday taking the toll in bypoll violence to nine.
The Kashmir University and colleges across the Valley remained closed for the second consecutive Wednesday on Government orders in the wake of widespread violence by the students on Monday.
These educational institutions were closed on Tuesday on the orders of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Khan, as a precautionary measure to prevent further protests.
Students of many of the colleges in the Valley on Monday held protests demonstrations against alleged highhandedness of security forces against students of Degree College, Pulwama, on Saturday.
The Monday clashes had left injured several dozen students and five police personnel.
Centre has been closely monitoring the situation in the J&K. Wednesday’s meeting reviewed the situation and deliberated on the necessary steps to calm down the situation in the valley, sources said.