India
oi-Gaurav Sharma
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Chief
Minister
Omar
Abdullah
on
Tuesday
held
a
special
cabinet
meeting
in
Pahalgam,
which
was
shaken
by
a
deadly
terror
attack
last
month,
to
give
a
clear
message
that
the
government
will
not
be
“intimidated
by
cowardly
acts
of
terror”.
After
the
meeting,
the
chief
minister’s
office
posted
on
X
pictures
of
the
meeting
held
at
the
Pahalgam
club.
“Chaired
a
Cabinet
Meeting
at
Pahalgam
today.
It
was
not
just
a
routine
administrative
exercise,
but
a
clear
message
–
we
are
not
intimidated
by
cowardly
acts
of
terror,” the
chief
minister’s
office
said
in
X.
“The
enemies
of
peace
will
never
dictate
our
resolve.
Jammu
and
Kashmir
stands
firm,
strong,
and
unafraid,” it
said.
This
is
the
first
time
the
cabinet
meeting
took
place
outside
the
usual
summer
capital,
Srinagar,
or
winter
capital,
Jammu,
during
this
government’s
tenure.
CM
Omar
Abdullah
The
choice
of
Pahalgam
aims
to
show
solidarity
with
the
residents
of
the
tourist
town,
which
has
experienced
a
sharp
decline
in
tourist
footfall
since
a
devastating
April
22
terror
attack
that
resulted
in
the
deaths
of
26
people,
mostly
tourists.
Officials
stressed
that
the
gathering’s
significance
lies
more
in
its
direct
message
to
anti-national
and
anti-social
elements
that
violence
has
no
place
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir.
Abdullah,
during
his
first
stint
as
the
chief
minister
of
erstwhile
state
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir
from
2009-14,
had
held
cabinet
meetings
in
remote
areas
like
Gurez,
Machil,
Tangdhar
areas
of
north
Kashmir
and
Rajouri
and
Poonch
areas
of
Jammu
region.
The
decision
to
hold
a
special
cabinet
meeting
also
comes
three
days
after
Abdullah
on
Saturday
proposed
a
dual
approach
to
resuscitate
Jammu
and
Kashmir
tourism
sector,
severely
impacted
by
the
Pahalgam
terror
attack,
urging
the
Centre
to
mandate
PSUs
to
hold
meetings
in
Kashmir
and
to
convene
parliamentary
committee
meetings
there.
He
had
made
this
appeal
at
the
Governing
Council
meeting
of
the
NITI
Aayog
under
the
chairmanship
of
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi.
The
chief
minister
believes
that
these
concerted
efforts
by
the
government
will
significantly
alleviate
public
fears,
foster
a
renewed
sense
of
security
and
trust,
and
ultimately
pave
the
way
for
the
revival
of
tourism
in
the
Kashmir
valley,
bringing
much-needed
economic
relief
and
a
return
to
normalcy.
In Pahalgam to chair a cabinet meeting. We came to express solidarity with the local population. We’ve also come to thank all the tourists who are slowly making their way back to Kashmir & to Pahalgam. pic.twitter.com/VhKVyWV4Kd
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 27, 2025“>
The
Jammu
and
Kashmir
government
had
held
a
special
day-long
assembly
session
in
Jammu
on
April
28
and
unanimously
passed
a
resolution
against
the
Pahalgam
terrorist
attack
and
resolved
to
fight
resolutely
to
defeat
the
nefarious
designs
to
disturb
communal
harmony
and
hinder
progress.
“The
Legislative
Assembly
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir
reaffirms
its
unwavering
commitment
to
foster
an
environment
of
peace,
development,
and
inclusive
prosperity
for
all
its
citizens,
and
to
resolutely
defeat
the
nefarious
designs
of
those
who
seek
to
disturb
the
communal
harmony
and
progress
of
the
nation
and
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir,”
the
resolution
had
said.
Abdullah,
in
his
26-minute
emotional
speech,
said
he
will
not
use
the
terror
attack
as
an
opportunity
to
press
for
restoration
of
statehood
to
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
asserting
that
he
does
not
believe
in
“cheap
politics”.
