Amarnath Yatra could be a problem this 12 months: Omar Abdullah
The assembly was attended by the council of ministers, all administrative secretaries, divisional commissioner of Kashmir, deputy commissioner of Baramulla, senior law enforcement officials and heads of a number of departments.
Quoting the Urdu couplet “Dil na-umeed to nahi, nakaam hello to hai; Lambi haigham ki shaam, magar shaam hello to hai (Simply because my coronary heart is helpless, it isn’t hopeless; the grief-filled night is lengthy, nevertheless it’s nonetheless simply a night),” Abdullah mirrored on the significance of optimism throughout adversity.
“These traces, which I additionally quoted on the current NITI Aayog assembly, function a reminder that even at the hours of darkness instances, hope should prevail. What occurred lately marks one of the vital tough phases lately, however now we have endured worse over the previous 4 a long time — and all the time discovered a option to bounce again,” he stated.
A day earlier, Abdullah chaired a gathering of his council of ministers in Pahalgam.
He stated holding back-to-back conferences at vacationer resorts Pahalgam and Gulmarg is an effort to instil public confidence and encourage individuals to go to Kashmir.
“These conferences aren’t symbolic. They’re half of a bigger effort to provoke a return to normalcy and restore confidence,” he stated.
Abdullah stated this was the primary time such an administrative assembly was held exterior the dual secretariats of Jammu and Srinagar.
“In my earlier tenure, we took the cupboard to distant areas, however senior-level departmental evaluations had been confined to the capitals. Holding this assembly right here is to transition away from the unlucky occasions of the final six weeks,” he added.
Referring to his participation within the current NITI Aayog assembly chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Abdullah stated he had urged the Prime Minister and different ministers to think about Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the Valley, as a venue for central PSU board conferences and conferences, notably in summer time when most search respite from the warmth.
“We had a number of parliamentary committee conferences scheduled within the Valley, which had been cancelled after 22 April. I’ve requested the Centre to work with the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats to carry these conferences again. Some ministers have already dedicated to doing so,” he stated.
Later, the chief minister additionally met delegations from numerous commerce associations in Gulmarg and interacted with visiting vacationers.
