PDP, People's Conference spar over Center's decision to extend rail-link
What's the story
Mainstream politicians in Kashmir have welcomed the Center's decision to extend the Banihal-Baramulla railway link in the valley to the frontier district of Kupwara, but the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the People's Conference jostled on the social media seeking credit for the decision. The PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tweeted yesterday, claiming credit for the Center's decision, which wasn't digested well by People's Conference.
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Here's what Mehbooba Mufti tweeted on Center's decision
Congratulations to people of Kupwara , as the railway link from Baramulla to Kupwara finally approved , hope soon Chenab valley and Pir Panchal too will get connected by train . https://t.co/Me04kD4DmZ
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) November 29, 2018
Attack
People's Conference called PDP claiming credit for Center's decision 'hilarious'
The official Twitter handle of PDP thanked Mehbooba and its Rajya Sabha member from Kupwara, Mir Fayaz Ahmad, for pursuing the Kupwara rail link with the Center. This did not go down well with People's Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone. "Railway line a reality and now parties who call us agents of Delhi want to take credit for it. Hilarious," he tweeted.
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Meanwhile, Omar Abdullah said only Piyush Goyal deserves the credit
Grateful to the Government of India for the decision to extend the railway line in the valley to Kupwara in North Kashmir. Unlike others falling over themselves to claim credit for something they didn’t do, this credit goes to @PiyushGoyal we are thankful to him.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) November 29, 2018
Development
Railway sanctioned updated survey for new rail link: NITI Aayog
In a significant initiative to expand connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, the Center has approved to extend the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link up to Kupwara. "I am glad to inform you that railways has sanctioned an updated survey for the new link," Anil Srivastava, Advisor (Transport), NITI Aayog, has said in his communication to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam.