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Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 24- Reiterating the statement of Union Home Minister that the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA will be discussed after the parliamentary elections are over, the Chief Minister Omar has expressed the hope that this year tourists will throng the Kashmir Valley adding more charm to the scenic environs of the state.
Omar Abdullah while talking to reporters during his visit to the Tulip garden, which was thrown open from today, said that revocation of AFSPA is not an overnight development but with the improvement in situation it could be reviewed.
He said that the Union Home Minister, during his recent visit to State, had echoed the same and said after Lok Sabha elections it would be discussed.
Omar who happened to be the first one to buy a ticket and enter the garden said that despite travel advisories, foreign tourists visit the State and enjoy its charms. The travel advisories by certain countries, the Chief Minister said, is preventing visit of foreign tourists to the State in large numbers. He hoped that these advisories would be withdrawn in keeping with the improvement in the situation
Omar Abdullah expressed hope that tourists from all over the country and abroad would visit the Tulip Garden at Srinagar in the days to come to enjoy the fantastic charms provided when about 12 lakh tulips of different varieties and colours would be in full bloom.
Omar Abdullah also posed for photographs in the tulip garden along with a group of tourists from Karnataka, who were very glad to be in the garden when the Chief Minister was there.He said we want people from all over the country to visit this garden during the next fifteen days when the garden would be at its peak and offer a breathtaking attraction to the visitors. He said the filmmakers from Mumbai should also give a thought to shoot their films instead of going to Europe.
Omar said the garden was started by his predecessor Ghulam Nabi Azad and is likely to develop as a major tourist attraction in the coming days.
Omar Abdullah said that there is need to expand the garden which is spread over 35 hectares and where 12 lakh tulips of 70 varieties have been planted. He also stressed the need for developing the Botanical Garden adjacent to the Tulip Garden, adding there is ample scope for commercialization of floriculture.
Earlier, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Floriculture, Sonali Kumar threw open the garden for public. The garden, which was inaugurated on March 29, 2008, was visited by about 80,000 visitors last year.
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