Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on May 14 visited shelling-affected areas in Uri and assured government help to rebuild damaged homes. 

“The pain of my people is deeply personal,” he said.

CM Omar Abdullah, accompanied by his advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and local officials, visited Salamabad, Lagama, Bandi, and Gingal in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Interacting with affected families, he said, “It is our responsibility to provide you with help from the government so that your houses are rebuilt.”

Chief Minister promised to raise the demand for individual bunkers with the Centre. “Wherever I went, be that in Jammu or Kashmir, there is a demand for more bunkers… we will immediately provide relief to the people first and then take up the issue,” he said.

On X, Abdullah posted, “This land has endured so much, from the impact of the 2005 earthquake to the pain of cross-border shelling. Yet, its people rise every time, with courage in their hearts and resilience in their spirit.”

Referring to the intensity of the recent shelling, he said, “There was ruthless shelling on our civilian areas for 2-3 days. It seemed that there was a deliberate attempt from across to inflict maximum harm on the civilians.”

J&K Chief Minister also met the family of Nargis Begum, who died in the shelling. “No words can express the depth of their grief or the magnitude of this tragedy. We stand with them in this hour of grief,” he wrote on X.