Siddaramaiah orders special flight to bring back 40 tourists from Kashmir
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said more than 40 Kannadigas who had gone on a trip to Kashmir are stranded due to the terrorist attack, and that he instructed the authorities to arrange a special flight to bring all of them safely back to the state.
He also spoke to the families of those killed in the terrorist attack over the phone and expressed his condolences.
Two people from Karnataka are among those who were killed in the terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
The CM spoke to Pallavi, wife of Manjunath Rao of Shivamogga, and Sujatha, wife of Bharat Bhushan of Mathikere in Bengaluru, and expressed his condolences, his office said in a statement.
Bharath Bhushan was shot dead by the terrorists while his wife Sujatha and their three-year-old son were spared. While Manjunath Rao, a realtor, was also killed in the presence of his wife and son.
Bodies of the deceased accompanied by their family members are scheduled to be brought back later in the day.
"More than 40 Kannadigas who had gone on a trip to Kashmir are stranded due to the terrorist attack, and I have instructed the authorities to arrange a special flight to bring all of them safely back to their state. Our government has taken action with the resolve to bring every Kannadiga back to the state safely. No one needs to worry," Siddaramaiah said in a post on 'X'.
