Modi's Plan To Spend Diwali With Kashmir's Flood-Hit People


SRINAGAR/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: PM Modi has decided to spend this year's diwali with the flood affected people in J&K. Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appreciated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gesture to spend Diwali with people of the flood-affected state, while Congress MP Shashi Tharoor disapproved of the Prime Minister's plan.

"I appreciate the gesture of @narendramodi to mark Diwali by spending it with the flood affected people of J&K in Srinagar, the worst hit," Omar wrote on Twitter.

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In an apparent reference to opposition PDP, the chief minister said those questioning the timing of Prime Minister's visit on Diwali instead of Eid, would also be cursing the government due to restrictions necessitated by either strike called by the separatists or security arrangements made for such high profile visits.

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Source: PTI