Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced the cancellation of the tea party for the scheduled “at home” for Friday evening.
The Chief Minister also confirmed that morning cultural programs planned as part of the Independence Day celebrations would not be organized. Abdullah said in a post on X, “In the light of the tragedy caused by cloudburst in the installment, I have decided to cancel the ‘at home’ tea party last evening. We have decided not to proceed with cultural programs during the morning Independence Day celebrations.”
However, the formal proceedings of Independence Day, which include formal speech, flag hoisting and march past, will be held as per the plan.