'36 Ministers in J&K is a sign of panic': Congress slams govt plan to send 'propagandists to Kashmir'

'36 Ministers in J&K is a sign of panic': Congress slams govt plan to send 'propagandists to Kashmir'

The Congress on Thursday slammed the government over its decision to send 36 Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir

PTIUpdated: Thursday, January 16, 2020, 04:34 PM IST
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The Congress on Thursday slammed the government over its decision to send 36 Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir and said if everything was "normal" there, why was there a need to send "propagandists" to the area?

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal tweeted that "Amit Shah says all is normal in Kashmir".

"If so, why send 36 propagandists to Kashmir? Why not allow non-propagandists to go and understand the situation prevailing there?" he asked.

A group of Union ministers are scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir later this month to spread awareness about the positive impact of abrogation of Article 370 provisions and the development measures taken by the government for the region.

Thirty-six Union ministers will visit different districts in both the divisions of the Union Territory starting from January 18 to January 24 and the Home Ministry is coordinating it.

"36 Ministers running around J&K in 6 days is a sign of Panic not normalcy. Abrogating Article 370 was a blunder & no quick fixes will work Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again," tweeted Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari.

This will be the second round of visit by the Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state on August 5.

Earlier this month, in one of the meetings of the council of ministers, a presentation was also been made on the development initiatives taken by the Centre following the imposition of the governor rule in the region.

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