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Encouraging progress towards normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir: Shashi Tharoor

SRINAGAR — Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he felt “positives” during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir and there was encouraging progress towards normalcy in the Union Territory.

Tharoor, who was here for Nalanda Dialogues, made these remarks in a post on X after meeting Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Lok Bhawan.

“In Srinagar! Had the honour of an excellent meeting with Lieutenant-Governor Shri @manojsinha_ at Lok Bhavan today. We discussed the situation in the state and the encouraging progress towards normalcy,” Tharoor said.

He said he witnessed a positive outreach during his visit to the Lok Bhawan.

“When I arrived, he was chatting to the president of the Kashmiri Writers’ Association and the Women’s Organisation -” a positive outreach that I welcomed. Many challenges remain and much remains to be done, but I left the meeting feeling more positives than I have felt for a while,” he added. — (PTI)