‘heartbreaking To See Exodus Of Guests’: Omar Abdullah Says Working To Clear All Stranded Vehicles

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah said while he understood why visitors would want to time off nan authorities astatine nan moment, it is still heartbreaking to spot them leave. Abdullah said nan management was moving to let soft activity of vehicles leaving Srinagar arsenic nan roadworthy is still unstable successful places. 

Abdullah’s comments travel aft visitors were reportedly cutting their vacations short and rushing to time off nan authorities pursuing nan violent onslaught connected Tuesday. Terrorists opened occurrence astatine civilians successful Baisaran meadows, a celebrated tourer spot adjacent Pahalgam. In what has been nan deadliest onslaught successful nan vale since nan Pulwama onslaught successful 2019, 26 people, mostly holidayers, were changeable dead. 

“It’s heartbreaking to spot nan exodus of our guests from nan vale aft yesterday’s tragic panic onslaught successful Pahalgam but astatine nan aforesaid clip we wholly understand why group would want to leave. While DGCA & nan Ministry of Civil Aviation are moving to organise other flights, NH-44 betwixt Srinagar & Jammu has been reconnected for postulation successful a azygous direction,” said Abdullah.

The main curate added: “I’ve directed nan management to facilitate postulation betwixt Srinagar & Jammu allowing tourer vehicles to leave. This will person to beryllium done successful a controlled & organised measurement because nan roadworthy is still unstable successful places and we are besides moving difficult to clear each nan stranded vehicles. We will not beryllium capable to licence wholly free activity of vehicles astatine nan infinitesimal & we dream that everyone will cooperate pinch us.”

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) besides issued an advisory asking airlines to summation formation capacity from Srinagar and waive disconnected cancellation and rescheduling charges for passengers impacted by nan attack. 

Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party main Mehbooba Mufti participated successful a march of statement leaders and workers to protestation against nan Pahalgam attack. Mufti on pinch PDP workers assembled astatine nan statement office adjacent Sher-e-Kashmir Park, carrying placards that publication ‘this is an onslaught connected each of us’, ‘stop guiltless killings’. 

Many organisations – trade, governmental arsenic good arsenic belief – person called for nan group successful nan authorities to protestation against nan onslaught connected nan guiltless tourists. This led to shops, substance stations, backstage schools and different business establishments putting down their shutters for nan day. 

Published on: Apr 23, 2025 12:36 PM IST