SRINAGAR, Feb. 22 -- Pitching for Himachal Pradesh-like policy, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said investments in J&K must be regulated by laws protecting the agricultural land and having land investment safeguards,

"Such investments must be regulated by laws protecting the agricultural land and having land investment safeguards, like Himachal Pradesh, which has put reasonable restrictions and at the same time it would ensure jobs for local youth," he said

Omar was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Jammu & Kashmir Annual Session-2025 titled "AMAZING J&K: Aspiring For New Growth Goals".

The Chief Minister noted that Himachal Pradesh has adopted a strict policy in this regard and stressed the adoption of a simil...