‘Kashmir To Kevadia': PM Modi Hails Omar Abdullah's Visit To Statue Of Unity, Sabarmati Riverfront

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PM Narendra Modi praised J-K CM Omar Abdullah's visit to Gujarat's Statue of Unity, highlighting its message of unity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's visit to the State of Unity in Gujarat's Kevadia, saying that this would give an important message of unity and would inspire others also to visit the monument.
'Kashmir to Kevadia! Good to see Shri Omar Abdullah Ji enjoying his run at the Sabarmati Riverfront and visiting the Statue of Unity. His visit to SoU gives an important message of unity and will inspire our fellow Indians to travel to different parts of India," PM Modi said in a post on X.
Kashmir to Kevadia!Good to see Shri Omar Abdullah Ji enjoying his run at the Sabarmati Riverfront and visiting the Statue of Unity. His visit to SoU gives an important message of unity and will inspire our fellow Indians to travel to different parts of India. @OmarAbdullah https://t.co/MPFL3Us4ak pic.twitter.com/bLfjhC3024
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 31, 2025
The J-K Chief Minister is on a two-day visit to Gujarat for a tourism fair, a step to attract tourists from the state. He is expected to engage with tour operators and reconnect with the domestic travel market following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that deeply impacted tourism in Kashmir, news agency IANS reported.
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He also visited the Sardar Sarovar Dam and praised the project for bringing water to drought-affected areas. He also expressed optimism that with the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, similar projects could be considered for Jammu and Kashmir, to address the water and power shortage.
'This dam has brought water to areas that knew nothing but drought… It has been J&K's misfortune that we could not even imagine such projects because we were not allowed to stop the water. Now that the Indus Water Treaty has been suspended, maybe there will be some such project in J&K too, so that there will be no shortage of power or water and electricity," he said as quoted by ANI.
Earlier today, the J-K Chief Minister went for a morning jog at Sabaramti Riverfront in Ahmedabad and praised the popular promenade, calling it 'one of the nicest places" he has run.
'While in #Ahmedabad for a tourism event, I took advantage of being here to get my morning run at the famed Sabarmati River Front promenade. It's one of the nicest places I've been able to run & it was a pleasure to get to share it with so many other walkers/runners. I even managed to run past the amazing Atal Foot Bridge," he said in a post on X while sharing the photographs from the riverfront.
While in #Ahmedabad for a tourism event I took advantage of being here to get my morning run at the famed Sabarmati River Front promenade. It's one of the nicest places I've been able to run & it was a pleasure to get to share it with so many other walkers/runners. I even managed… pic.twitter.com/q9GbLcnDgz — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 31, 2025
A day earlier, he paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar.
Speaking on his visit, Abdullah said that there are three states, including Gujarat, from where the maximum number of tourists reach Jammu and Kashmir.
'Looking at the last 30-35 years, since tourism began, three states have been the primary sources of tourists to J&K: Gujarat, Maharashtra, and West Bengal. My team and I have come here for a tourism fair, to speak on behalf of J-K, hoping to see a good number of tourists from Gujarat very soon," he said.
It is interesting to note that Abdullah is one of the major opposition leaders to visit the world's largest statue. Most of the opposition leaders have not visited the Statue of Unity since its inauguration in October 2018.
All About Statue of Unity
The Statue of Unity is a colossal monument honoring Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key figure in India's independence and its first Deputy Prime Minister.
The larger-than-life statue of Vallabhbhai Patel, around 2.5 times the height of Qutub Minar and facing the grand Sardar Sarovar Dam, was inaugurated on October 31, 2018.
The 182m statue is the world's tallest–23 metres taller than the Spring Temple Buddha in China and double the height of the Statue of Liberty in the United States.
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July 31, 2025, 23:48 IST
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