Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday that LOP in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Poonch tomorrow. Omar also lauded the TMC delegation for visiting the UT at a time when there is so much happening after the Pahalgam attack.
The tourism industry has taken a serious hit, and almost 90 per cent of the hotels in the Valley remain vacant. However, with the annual Amarnath Yatra around the corner, reports suggest over a lakh people have registered for this year's holy journey.
“Yes, Rahul Gandhi will visit Poonch. He will meet the people there and express his sympathies. I am also thankful to the TMC for initiating it. Five of their members came here and visited by road. They visited Poonch, and they are now in Rajouri. Then they will visit Jammu. It is good that they came here and are listening to the people. And we feel that some people are standing with us in such difficult times,” he said.
Omar also highlighted the responsibility of the elected representatives to engage with the people and address their concerns, saying his government is in constant touch with the people and is working to find solutions to the issues.
“It is the duty of an elected government or representatives elected by the people to reach out to people as much as possible, hear their issues and grievances, and try to resolve them. We never said that all issues would be resolved at once. But we have said that we will hear everyone as much as possible and try to work on it. I am doing the same,” he said.
Earlier today, Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Saturday to meet the families of victims killed in recent shelling by Pakistan.
In a post on X on Friday, Ramesh said, “Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shri @RahulGandhi, will be visiting Poonch tomorrow, May 24, to meet the families bereaved during the shelling by Pakistan very recently.”
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the next of kin of those killed.
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