Amit Shah Removes Bulletproof Shield In Srinagar: "Want To Speak Frankly"
NDTV
Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first since August 2019, when he announced in parliament the scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today had a bulletproof glass shield removed before addressing a public gathering in Srinagar and told the crowd that he wanted "to speak to the people directly".
Amit Shah was seen in videos walking onto the stage at the Sher-e-Kashmir convention centre with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and ordering the bulletproof shield removed. Security personnel were seen dismantling the glass cover under the Lt Governor's supervision.
Later, the Home Minister referred to it in his speech.
"I was taunted, condemned... Today I want to speak to you frankly, which is why there is neither bullet proof shield nor security here. I am standing before you like this," said Amit Shah, who was wearing a pheran traditionally worn by Kashmiris.
