Srinagar: In a stern reply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah's claims of falling numbers of tourists in state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that more than 50 lakh tourists have visited the state in last six years.
The Chief Minister tweeted, "Dear @AmitShahOffice allow me to correct a mistake you & @narendramodi ji are repeating in your speeches in the valley about tourists 50 lac + tourists have visited the valley in my 6 years in office, 12 lac + this year alone, in spite of the floods @amitshahoffice Please stop misleading voters when you tell them people don't visit Kashmir, it doesn't behove the president of the BJP"
PM Modi and BJP president in their respective rallies in poll bound Jammu and Kashmir had accused the present National Conference-led state government of misgovernance that led to the decline in number of tourists visiting the state.
The state will be voting for the fourth phase on December 14.
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