Srinagar, July 5 -- Touched by Kashmir's hospitality, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday appealed to Indians to visit Jammu and Kashmir.

"I want to tell the public that the people here are waiting to welcome with their hearts filled with love and warmth. So, come here without fear and set a new example of love and brotherhood." Chouhan said.

The agriculture and rural development minister was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the sixth convocation of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST).

The convocation was also attended by J-K LG Manoj Sinha and CM Omar Abdullah.

The Union minister's appeal comes after a slump in tourism in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which ...