Omkar Dattatray
There is no denying the fact that the UT of Jammu and Kashmir has transformed from terrorist capital to tourist capital as there is discernible change and improvement in the ground situation in J&K and there is great tourist footfall in the last and current year .The militancy in fact is on the death bed and counting its final days .On the whole some stray and residual militancy is showing its ugly head and with the help of dedicated security forces and support of the general public this very thin militancy will also be eliminated very soon and Kashmir will soon become again a paradise on earth and there are no two opinions about it .Some time earlier and from the last over three decades Jammu and Kashmir only witnessed militancy and thousands of the precious human lives have been consumed by the giant of terrorism but now the situation has totally changed and from being a terrorist capital and den it has transformed into a tourist capital and this positive change is a welcome development and augurs well for the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir and the common man of J&K is very happy for this change and wants that the fruits of this change and development should reach the last man standing in the queue .With the active and successful anti terrorist operations ,the security forces have maintained upper hand so far as the terrorism is concerned as the terrorists are now on the run and the common people are also not providing shelter to these enemies of humanity and thus they stand isolated as well as cornered and there are now only stray incidents of militancy in J&K and the people are happy with this transformation of the UT from a terrorist hub to tourist capital .Earlier the tourists were feeling insecure to visit Jammu and Kashmir read Kashmir due to the terrorism and several countries of the globe had issued advisories to its citizens not to visit Kashmir because of terrorism ,but today the situation is totally changed and the foreign and Indian tourists are visiting in huge numbers to the tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir and contributing to the economy of the UT in a big way .All the people connected with tourism directly or indirectly are gaining from the big tourist footfall and it is a big contribution to the tourist economy of Jammu and Kashmir .The people of the UT are welcoming tourists and providing all help to tourists so that they may not fell any difficulty .The hospitality of the people of J&k has earned admiration and appreciation from the tourists and thus they are coming in huge numbers to see and enjoy the mesmerizing tourist spots of Jammu and Kashmir .The increase in the tourist footfall is very significant and it has played its role and has thus changed the whole narrative of Jammu and Kashmir as there is significant change so far as the ground situation in J&K is concerned .Prime minister Narendra Modi who has the political will ,determination and the big mandate has turned Jammu and Kashmir from a terrorist capital to tourist capital and hub .The national general secretary of BJP and incharge Jammu and Kashmir Tarun Chugh has rightly remarked that Modi has transformed Jammu and Kashmir from a terrorist capital into a tourist capital and there are no two opinions about it. .In the last over three decades there was militancy and terrorism rite large in Jammu and Kashmir and the militants had an upper hand but now from sometime past there is positive change and the union territory has transformed from a terrorist hub into a tourist hub and this positive change has been possible due the leadership of PM Modi and his direction and decision making power.Thus from the second term of Modi which had commenced from 2019,there has been a positive and encouraging change in the overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir and it has transformed from a terrorist capital into a tourist hub as the tourist both foreign and Indian have visited and are visiting in huge numbers to Jammu and Kashmir and changing whole narrative about Jammu and Kashmir .Tourists in lakhs and crores are visiting Jammu and Kashmir and contributing towards the economy of the UT and this is not an ordinary development as during last over three decades of militancy and violence the tourism had suffered a great loss and now from few years of the Modi dispensation ,the tourist footfall has increased beyond imagination and has become an inseparable part of the economy of J&K and thus impacting the tourist economy of the UT .The coming of the tourists in great numbers is a welcome and positive development which has got a positive bearing upon the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and it has carved a place of pride in the tourist map of the world .More and more Indian as well as foreign tourists are visiting Jammu and Kashmir and they are satisfied with the hospitality of the people of the UT and they are becoming the advertisement agents of J&K and are impressing the tourists to come to Jammu and Kashmir and have a glimpses of the beauty of this paradise on earth .In fact the foreign tourists are becoming the peace ,change and positivity ambassadors of Jammu and Kashmir and through them there is great effect of the multiplayer and the tourists in great numbers are coming from the foreign countries to see the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir .The UT is no longer the notorious place of terrorism but slowly and steadily changing and transforming into the tourist hub of the India as tourists both domestic and foreign are visiting Jammu and Kashmir and are experiencing the joy and beauty of J&K and taking much pleasure on the beauty of the union territory .In fact the total and positive change in the ground situation so far As the terrorism is concerned is a thing of joy and satisfaction for the common man and Jammu and Kashmir is fast turning into a tourist hub and capital and this is no ordinary development but a feat of significance as Jammu and Kashmir is experiencing and witnessing a total and positive change which is in the interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and mind it all the transformation and change has come due to the leadership qualities and strong will of the prime minister Modi.
(The author is a columnist,
social and KP activist).
