Abdullah, who was returning from Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, said he would reach Srinagar by Friday morning to take stock of the situation in Kashmir. He said that the residents in the valley were facing difficulties with water and electricity supply given the severe cold spell which has gripped
"Thankfully, it wasn't taken up and we will also ensure that in the future, something like this is not considered because it would be life-threatening to our Pashmina shawl industry...," CM Omar Abdullah said.
People's Democratic Party (PPD) leader Iltija Mufti accused the chief minister Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kasmir of cancelling atleast 1.5 ration cards.
"People here are not against development. The development at the expense of their livelihood is not acceptable to them at all. Here, the loss exceeds the profit. We are standing here at a spot where there is a forest behind us and orchards are in front of us," the PDP leader told reporter
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Secretary General Abhay Singh Chautala arrived on Saturday at the Teja Khera farmhouse in Sirsa, where the mortal remains of his father, former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, have been kept for the last respects.
The mortal remains of former Haryana Chief Minister and INLD supremo Chaudhary Om Prakash Chautala have been taken to Teja Khera. His last rites will be conducted with full state honours at 3 pm on Saturday.
The Haryana government has declared a holiday in all the schools on Saturday in the state following the demise of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) supremo and former Haryana Chief Minister Chaudhary Om Prakash Chautala.
Haryana Minister Ranbeer Singh Gangwa said that the state has lost a senior leader following the demise of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.