24 April,2025 10:41 AM IST | Jammu and Kashmir | mid-day online correspondent
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde met with the stranded tourists of Maharashtra in a camp near Srinagar Airport. Pic/PTI
On Wednesday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met stranded tourists from Maharashtra in a camp near Srinagar Airport. He reassured them that all necessary help will be provided to them to make sure that they return to Mumbai safely and as soon as possible.
Eknath Shinde arrived in Srinagar on April 23, Wednesday after which he met the stranded tourists in the camp.
In a social media post on X, the Maharashtra Deputy CM reassured that the state government will take all necessary steps to bring back the stranded Maharashtrian tourists back home safe and sound.
"I met many of our stranded tourists--tired, anxious, but resilient. It was heartening to see their spirits lifted just by knowing that their government was with them on the ground. I'm here not just as Deputy CM, but as a fellow Maharashtrian--to stand by them, reassure them, and personally coordinate their safe return home. Also proud to note the outstanding work done by the team of Dr Shrikant Shinde in these critical hours--coordinating logistics, providing emotional support, and ensuring every individual felt cared for. We will bring everyone home--with care, dignity, and the full strength of our government behind them," Maharashtra Deputy CM posted on X.
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After the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam, several Maharashtrian tourists who were on a vacation in Jammu and Kashmir became stranded, and some of them had reached out to Shinde over the phone asking for an immediate help.
In response, Shinde sent a Shiv Sena team led by Abhijit Darekar and Rajesh Kadam to help stranded Marathi citizens.
To expedite the relief efforts, Maharashtra Deputy CM Shinde personally went to meet the stranded tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, many of whom said his presence felt like a trusted family member had come to support them, the statement said.
The Maharashtra government is taking all the necessary steps to bring its people back safely, arranging special flights for their evacuation.
(With inputs from ANI)
