SRINAGAR: Terming Government advisory asking Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to curtail their stay and leave Kashmir valley as unprecedented, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said though this order would seem to suggest a genuine fear of a massive terror strike, but this will do nothing to dampen the sense of fear in the valley at the moment.
However, Mr Abdullah asked why the Government spent money flying journalists — foreign and Indian — to brief them about how good the situation is and about how well the yatra has been going, and then ordered yatris and tourists to leave immediately.
“Although this unprecedented order would seem to suggest a genuine fear of a massive terror strike directed at Amarnath ji yatris or/and tourists this will do nothing to dampen the sense of fear & foreboding that prevails in the valley at the moment,” Abdullah, wrote on micro-blogging site twitter after the advisory issued by Principal secretary Home Shaleen Kabra. (AGENCIES)
Follow our WhatsApp channel
