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Farooq Abdullah dismisses demand to curtail Amarnath Yatra's duration 5/15/2015 10:47:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 15: Dismissing the demand by separatists to curtail the duration of Amarnath Yatra, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Friday stated the pilgrimage ought to proceed to be of two months because it was not solely religiously essential but in addition served as a supply of livelihood for a lot of. "The pilgrimage should happen for 2 months. Not solely will individuals give you the option to have correct darshan however there are lots of poor individuals within the state whose livelihoods rely upon the yatra," the previous chief minister informed reporters right here. "I assume any restriction on the Yatra shouldn't be what I would need, it should go freely for 2 months," he stated.The annual yatra is scheduled to begin on July 2. At a rally in Tral on May 1, Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani had demanded that the Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas must be restricted to 30 days for "security" of pilgrims and safety of surroundings.On the difficulty of Kashmiri Pandits' return to the Valley, Abdullah stated that any choice taken should not create pressure within the minds of the individuals. "Whatever has to be completed, the Pandits, Muslims, Sikhs who stay in Kashmir may have to sit collectively and arrive at conducive method of doing it within the method that may not create any extra pressure," he stated.On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's go to to China, Abdullah stated, "China has its personal coverage…We try to develop higher relations and now it's upto China." On being requested if Modi's go to to China can be fruitful, he reiterated that it depends upon China. "Whether it (Modi's go to) will obtain one thing or not… The success is upto God and Chinese," he stated.Abdullah stated he hoped Modi will increase the difficulty of stapled visa with Chinese authorities. "PM ought to inform them to please give us a traditional visa," he stated. He was referring to stapled visas issued by China for residents of M&R and Arunachal Pradesh. Abdullah had come right here to meet ailing BJP chief Chaman Lal Gupta. This was his first go to to Jammu after an organ transplant surgical procedure in London final year.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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