SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said to have decided to cancel the “At Home” tea party on Friday evening.
The decision has been taken in the wake of the tragedy caused by the cloudburst in Kishtwar. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah wrote that they have also decided to cancel the cultural events during the Independence Day celebrations tomorrow.
In light of the tragedy caused by the cloud burst 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. The formal events – speech,…
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 14, 2025
“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. The formal events — speech, march past etc will go ahead as planned,” Omar Abdullah wrote.
Omar Abdullah is set to take the salute tomorrow at Bakshi Stadium here on the 79th Independence Day celebrations, where adequate security arrangements have been put in place by the authorities.
The death toll has reached 28, and dozens are still missing. The rescue operations are underway to find the mission people.
