Srinagar, June 6 -- More than five decades ago, an assembly member from Baramulla, Peer Shamus u din, had raised a question in the assembly seeking efforts for a direct railway link between Baramulla and the rest of the country. Today, his son, who is in early 60s, has seen his dream being fulfilled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express connecting Katra and Srinagar. With this Kashmir has now all-weather Railway connectivity with the rest of the country.

Not only the government, political leaders, business community, and even the common man termed this as a historical event.

"My father was an assembly member from Baramulla (1965 to 1971). He had raised this question in the then legislative assembl...