J&K after Article 370’s abrogation is model for rest of the country: All India Imam Organisation chief
Srinagar: Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief Imam of All India Imam Organisation, said on Friday that after abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir has changed so much that it has become a model for the rest of the country.
Speaking to media here, Ilyasi added that the efforts of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have borne fruit in the changed picture Kashmir of today presents to us.
“Today there is pen in those hands, who used to pelt stones. Tourism is booming, although there was some hiccup after the Pahalgam terror attack.”
“Kashmir today is safe for everybody and everybody must come here. Tourism is back on track and Kashmir is moving fast on the path to progress,” Ilyasi said.
“I am highly impressed by the work Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi (Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chief) has done here. It has opened my eyes. Her work in the Waqf Board has changed Kashmir into a model for all of us,” the chief cleric added.
He cautioned “the neighbouring country (Pakistan)” that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) would definitely be integrated with Jammu and Kashmir.
“The people there (PoK) are seeing the progress in Kashmir and they are happy to see this. They want to hold a referendum and join India. With Allah’s grace, their ‘Ghar Wapsi’ (homecoming) would soon take place,” Ilyasi said.
Talking about the West Asia conflict, the chief cleric said war is not good for anyone, adding: “It harms everybody.”
He hoped that PM Modi would mediate in the West Asia conflict and the war would end soon.
Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi is the Chief Imam of the All India Imam Organization, the largest Imam organisation in the world, representing half a million Imams in India.
He is a prominent interfaith leader recognised for promoting peace, dialogue, and a “Nation First” ideology.