Srinagar: The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) on Monday welcomed the third tourism working group meeting of the G20 countries in Kashmir, but said there is a need to introduce a liberal visa policy so that people from foreign nations visit places of religious importance without any hassle.
In a statement, APSCC chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said Srinagar is privileged to host delegates of G20 nations, but since there are many places of religious importance in the Union Territory, it is important to introduce hassle-free visa services to foreigners so that they visit such places without any difficulty.
“The Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have tremendous scope of religious tourism. Religious places like Jama Masjid Srinagar, Dargah Hazratbal, Gurdwara Chatti Padshahi Srinagar, Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Jammu, Kheer Bhawani Tulmulla-Ganderbal, and Gumpas of Ladakh have a mass appeal, but have not been put on the international religious tourism map so far,” Raina said.
