Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calls Union Ministers' visit to J&K a 'Winter Holiday'

Ahead of 36 Union Ministers' visit to Jammu and Kashmir from January 18 to January 24, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury took to Twitter and slammed NDA's Union Ministers for visiting the valley to enjoy 'winter holidays'.

In his Tweet, the Lok Sabha MP also spoke about 'the rumour mill of BJP'. 

Tweeting further, he also called the visit of the Union Ministers to be the third 'Barat' (wedding procession) sponsored by the ruling government after the visit of European Union parliamentarians and foreign envoys.

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36 Union Ministers to visit Jammu and Kashmir 

As an initiative of the Home Ministry, 36 Union ministers will visit different districts in both the divisions of the Union Territory starting from January 18 to January 24. According to the sources, the Union Ministers are visiting the valley to spread awareness about the positive impact of the abrogation of Article 370 provisions and the development measures taken by the government for the region. As per PTI sources, Union minister Piyush Goyal is also expected to visit the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on January 19. 

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15 diplomats visit

Earlier on January 9, 15 envoys from United States, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Fiji, Maldives, Norway, the Philippines, Morocco, Argentina, Peru, Niger, Nigeria, Guyana, and Togo visited Jammu-Kashmir on a two-day visit. They traveled to Srinagar and then had an overnight stay in Jammu after which they met the Lt Governor GC Murmu as well as civil society members. Most of the diplomats including US diplomat Kenneth Juster praised the security arrangements made during the visit.

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