{"id":8669,"date":"2026-08-04T18:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8669"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:52:20","slug":"after-opening-golf-tournament-cm-omar-says-authorities-must-not-allow-repeat-of-migrant-worker-killings-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8669","title":{"rendered":"After opening golf tournament, CM Omar says authorities must not allow repeat of migrant worker killings | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132869943,imgsize-1339215,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132869943.jpg\" alt=\"After opening golf tournament, CM Omar says authorities must not allow repeat of migrant worker killings\" title=\"Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, strongly condemned the recent violence against migrant laborers, emphasizing that such acts are unacceptable and calling for heightened security measures. He also underscored the significance of golf tournaments as a means to boost tourism in the area, recalling a time when these events were a hallmark of Kashmir's serene landscape, well before militancy took root.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, strongly condemned the recent violence against migrant laborers, emphasizing that such acts are unacceptable and calling for heightened security measures. He also underscored the significance of golf tournaments as a means to boost tourism in the area, recalling a time when these events were a hallmark of Kashmir's serene landscape, well before militancy took root.\">Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, strongly condemned the recent violence against migrant laborers, emphasizing that such acts are unacceptable and calling for heightened security measures. He also underscored the significance of golf tournaments as a means to boost tourism in the area, recalling a time when these events were a hallmark of Kashmir&#8217;s serene landscape, well before militancy took root.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: Jammu &amp; Kashmir chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/omar-abdullah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omar Abdullah<\/a> said on Tuesday that the recent attack on migrant labourers in south Kashmir\u2019s Kulgam district \u201cshould not have happened\u201d and that those responsible for maintaining security must ensure such incidents do not recur.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cIt is a matter of great regret\u2026 Innocent people were killed, and no religion permits such acts. No amount of condemnation or words is enough to denounce this attack,\u201d Omar said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Under the Union Territory arrangement, law and order and security is looked after by lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>On July 31, terrorists had shot and killed two migrant labourers in Kulgam district. On July 23, a terrorist had shot J&amp;K head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi dead in south Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag, the first attack in Kashmir since the Pahalgam massacre that left 26 people dead on April 22 last year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The chief minister, speaking after inaugurating the fifth edition of the J&amp;K Open 2026 DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), said the golf tournament is an important part of his govt\u2019s broader strategy to promote tourism. \u201cEven without actively promoting golf tourism, we have started seeing what we want, people flying into Srinagar for a long weekend of golf,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>When asked about Article 370 and whether its abrogation has brought any change, like holding such tournaments, Omar initially declined to comment, saying the issue was unrelated to the event. He, however, said golf tournaments were organised regularly in Kashmir long before Article 370 was abrogated, and even before militancy began. \u201cGolf tournaments were being organised in Kashmir even in the 1980s, much before militancy,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/after-opening-golf-tournament-cm-omar-says-authorities-must-not-allow-repeat-of-migrant-worker-killings\/articleshow\/132869943.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, strongly condemned the recent violence against migrant laborers, emphasizing that such acts are unacceptable and calling for heightened security measures. 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