In Pictures: NSA Ajit Doval celebrates Eid with forces in Srinagar

As Eid-ul-Adha was being celebrated nationwide, NSA Ajit Doval was in Srinagar to celebrate the festival. In the first pictures accessed by Republic, Doval was seen celebrating the festival with forces on Monday. In the pictures the NSA is interacting and eating food with the forces who are ensuring to maintain the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. 

The NSA is in the state to review security situation after Article 370 has abrogated, and has been meeting the locals in Shopian, Anantnag and Srinagar.  The government has been issuing statements, videos and pictures of normalcy in the state even as the Opposition continues to accuse that abrogation of special status of the state has brought life to halt in the valley. 

NSA Ajit Doval meeting locals in Shopian

NSA Ajit Doval meeting locals in Anantnag:

NSA Ajit Doval meet J&K governor Satya Pal Malik

NSA celebrates Eid with forces

NSA Ajit Doval's ground report:

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval who is in the valley sent a report to the Home Ministry saying the situation is normal in Kashmir.

On ground to review security situation, NSA Ajit Doval told the Centre that the decision to revoke Article 370 has been widely welcomed by the people of Kashmir. There is peace and normalcy in J&K and it had been event free. No agitation and people are also moving about for essential work," NSA Ajit Doval said.

Further in his report, NSA Ajit Doval said locals feel reassured with Amit Shah's statement on Jammu and Kashmir becoming a state again. Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that J&K will become a state again one day at the appropriate time if situation improves and that we don’t want it to remain UT forever has been welcomed by local population, Doval said. Locals are supportive and feel the change was well-planned and feel sufficiently reassured by statements and actions of Centre, Doval mentioned in his report to the Centre.

Republic TV's ground report from Kashmir:

Republic TV has been live from the various parts of the state where people have been celebrating Eid. Visuals show security officials distributing sweets and celebrating the festivities with people. "Everything is peaceful. The restriction have eased and there has been lot of improvement in public and transport movement," Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said. Here is an aerial view: