Srinagar: The valley of Kashmir is been vacated immediately and the amaranath yatri’s are forced to cut short their stay and move to their respective hometowns as soon as possible. Government of Jammu and Kashmir deploys busses to take the people in amaranth and Gulmarg valley back.
Hours after the govt. advisory the valley is in panic and is trying its best to collect all the essentials for the emergency. Till Friday 1.75 lakh pilgrims were registered for undertaking the journey to shrine in batches starting from 28th July till 15th August.
Omar Abdullah said that not even the top officials know the reason for vacating the valley and sudden restriction for pilgrims of Amaranath Yatra.The deployment of the troops and various orders gave rise to the speculations about some major decision in the offing regarding the Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Petrol pumps also witnessed a huge rush of customers.
The government had cited terror threats to pilgrims of Amarnath and hence the government has advised all the pilgrims to return to their homes.In a parallel move, major security heads in the valley held a press conference, directly accusing the Pakistan Army for terrorism in the state.
Earlier in the day, the Army said Pakistan-based terrorists are planning to target the Amarnath Yatra in the Valley. But security forces are up to the task to foil any such design, chief said. Satya Pal Malik, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir back in the day said that government has already cleared its stand on Article 35A deployment in Baramulla and the day before in Srinagar.
