New Delhi, June 24 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair on Tuesday the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Varanasi where a host of issues concerning the nation and the states are expected to be discussed.

The meeting will be attended by the chief ministers of member states along with two senior ministers from each state, an official statement said. The chief secretaries of states and other senior officials, as well as senior officials from the Centre, will also participate in the meeting.

The central zonal council comprises Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

The zonal council meeting normally discusses broad issues of national importance, including the speedy investigation of cases of sexual off...