The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday convened a meeting at Katra for the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to inaugurate the world’s highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab River, Anji bridge and flag off the first Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar on June 6.
The meeting was chaired by BJP J&K president Sat Sharma and attended by senior leaders including Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition, J&K Assembly; Jugal Kishore Sharma, MP, Lok Sabha; Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal, general secretary and MLA; Vibodh Gupta, general secretary; MLAs Baldev Raj Sharma and Kuldeep Raj Dubey; district president Rohit Dubey and DDC chairman Reasi Saraf Singh Nag along with several other prominent leaders of the party.Sat Sharma congratulated the people of J&K and the nation on this momentous development, calling it a long-awaited step toward realizing the dream of rail connectivity from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. He emphasized that under PM Modi’s visionary leadership, infrastructure development in J&K progressed in a time-bound and mission-mode manner.
“The inauguration of the Chenab bridge and the launch of the Vande Bharat train to Srinagar reflect the Modi government’s unwavering commitment to development, national integration, and regional empowerment,” he noted. The leaders agreed that these initiatives would enhance connectivity, boost tourism, facilitate trade and open up employment opportunities—ushering in a new era of economic growth for the region.
Sunil Sharma said that this connectivity boost would have a transformative impact on the region’s economy, particularly in the sectors of tourism, trade, and employment. “It is expected to bring in a new era of economic vibrancy, bridge distances, and promote national integration in a true sense,” he said.