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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has cancelled the 'At Home' tea party and cultural programmes planned for Independence Day on Friday after a deadly cloudburst in Kishtwar district.

 

A massive cloudburst hit Chositi village on Thursday, killing 40 people and leaving many trapped under debris, officials said.

 

In light of the tragedy caused by the cloud burst in Kishtwar I have taken the decision to cancel the “At Home” tea party tomorrow evening. We have also decided not to go ahead with the cultural events during the morning Independence Day celebrations. The formal events - speech,…

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 14, 2025

 

“In light of the tragedy caused by the cloudburst in Kishtwar, I have taken the decision to cancel the ‘At Home’ tea party tomorrow (Friday) evening. We have also decided not to go ahead with the cultural events during the morning Independence Day celebrations. The formal events - speech, march past etc will go 

ahead as planned,” Omar said in a post on X.

 

The Chief Minister will take the salute at the march past at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, the main venue for Independence Day celebrations in the Union Territory.