JAMMU, March 15 -- Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta lauded the unprecedented surge in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, attributing it to the visionary and pro-people policies of the Narendra Modi-led government. He stated that the abrogation of Article 370 has unlocked new avenues for economic and infrastructural development, leading to an all-time high in tourist footfall in the region.
In a press release issued here today, the senior BJP leader referred to a recent report presented by the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, which highlighted that over the last decade, more than 15.3 crore tourists have visited J&K. He noted that the statistics before and after August 5, 2019...