Srinagar, June 6 -- At the Katra railway station event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after flagging off the first Vande Bharat Express connecting Katra to Srinagar.

CM Omar Abdullah speaks, "Many people dreamt of this train service. What the British could not do, you got it completed, and Kashmir valley has now been connected with the rest of the country. On this occasion, it would be a mistake if I did not mention and thank former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.. I studied in 8th when the foundation for this project was laid. Now I am 55, and it has finally been inaugurated. This could happen only when Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave it the status of 'project of national importance' and in...