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Credit war erupts in J&K over mega road, tunnel projects
Hindustan Times Jammu
|June 25, 2025
After the Centre sanctioned 19 mega road and tunnel projects worth ₹10,637 crore for J&K, a credit war has broken out in the Valley with lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, chief minister Omar Abdullah, and Langate MP Engineer Rashid's party claiming their role in making it possible, while the BJP is crediting it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Already, tussles are going on between the L-G and the CM over various issues. Omar has even blamed the L-G for not clearing the file pertaining to the business rules.
On Monday evening, when news broke about big infrastructure projects being cleared by the central government, Omar wrote on X while sharing details of the approved projects: "In a major achievement, my government has got ₹10,600 crore worth of road & tunnel projects approved by the Union government. I'm grateful to PM @narendramodi ji & minister @MORTHIndia @nitin_gadkari ji for their continued support as we try to steer J&K on a path of progress, development & connectivity."
This story is from the June 25, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Jammu.
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