Kashmiri school students interact with Narendra Modi

Kashmiri school students interact with Narendra Modi


Gandhinagar, 21 December 2011

A group of students from Jammu and Kashmir met Chief Minister Narendra Modi today. These school students from Rajauri, Udampur, Poonch and Samba region are in Gujarat on a three-day tour – ‘Bharat Darshan Tour 2011’ – organized by Boarder Security Force (BSF).

The students interacted with the Chief Minister on the topics like Gujarat’s development and its pro-people governance.

BSF officials including IG of BSF Gujarat headquarter Mr. Surendra Singh, DIG Mr. Nayal and Deputy Commandant Mr. Rajput was also present on the occasion.

Two things they enjoyed most in Gujarat

Two things the children were amazed to see in Gujarat were the Arabian sea and the malls. They said the don’t find it in Kashmir.

School children from Kashmir visited Sabarmati Ashram, Science City and Akshardham Mandir in Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar. They also visited Koteshwar and creek and enjoyed the Rann Utsav at Dhordo tent city and had a taste of the culture of Gujarat. Entire expense of their trip was borne by the BSF.

About 50% of the students in this group are from remote areas of Kashmir. The children will now leave for Delhi and later visit Agra and Amritsar before returning to Kashmir.