Union Minister Lied To Parliament About Effect Of Curbs On J&K Tourism

Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel lied to Parliament about the impact of the prolonged security lockdown and other restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir on tourism in the region, according to information unearthed by two Right to Information activists.

In an article published by The Wire on Friday, academic Aniket Aga and journalist Chitrangada Choudhury wrote that Patel had concealed important information about the state of Kashmir’s economy while responding to a question from Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on November 19.