CM Omar Abdullah urges J&K students, workers in Iran to follow MEA advisory & return home

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 24 (STC): Even as situation in Iran is normal at the moment, students and workers from Jammu and Kashmir residing in Iran should return to home, said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today. He urged to adhere to the advisory issued by the Ministry of External Affairs and return home, saying it should not be ignored.
“My request to all the students and people working there is not to ignore the Government of India’s advisory. Get your tickets and come out of Iran. If the situation is good, you can go back. But the Ministry of External Affairs has not issued this advisory without reason,” he said while speaking to media on the sidelines of a function in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
He warned that any deterioration in the security situation could make evacuation difficult later.
“God forbid, if the situation worsens in the future, it will become a problem for us to get them out,” Omar said.
Notably, the chief minister earlier inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development projects in the district and distributed sanction letters among youth under various self-employment schemes.
Responding to demands regarding staff shortages in various departments, he acknowledged vacancies in revenue, health and education sectors, saying the issue was not limited to Ganderbal but across Jammu and Kashmir.
“We are trying to address it, but it cannot be resolved overnight,” he said.

(Straight Talk Communications)