Diplomat Correspondent
Srinagar,(DD) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced the cancellation of the “At Home” tea party scheduled for Thursday evening, in view of the tragic cloudburst in Kishtwar district.
In a post on X, the Chief Minister said, “In light of the tragedy caused by the cloudburst in Kishtwar, I have taken the decision to cancel the ‘At Home’ tea party tomorrow evening. We have also decided not to go ahead with the cultural events during the morning Independence Day celebrations.”
He clarified that the formal proceedings, including the speech and the ceremonial march past, will be held as planned. “The formal events — speech, march past etc — will go ahead as planned,” he added.(DD)