KARGIL, DECEMBER 30, 2021: A media report by United News of India Wednesday with the headline “On Pune visit, Ladakh AHDC Chairman invites tourists, investments to Kargil” misquoted the LAHDC, Kargil remarks in the event at Pune, alleged the OSD with Chairman/CEC LAHDC Kargil, Anwar Hussain in a press release.

The said news piece covers the event held at the Pune Shramik Patrakar Sangh attended by a team from Kargil led by Chairman/CEC LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan.

“With regards to the said news piece, this is to clarify that the focus of the entire event was to build stronger bonds between the cities of Pune and Kargil especially in the domains of Tourism, education and skill enhancement”, maintained the press release by the OSD.

“Some remarks made during the event have been misconstrued as seeking investment from Maharashtra industrialists.

“LAHDC Kargil would like to strongly condemn allegations made on social media and would like to state that such social media posts are completely baseless and are made with malafide intentions.

“LAHDC Kargil strives for equitable participation in the development of Ladakh, its economy and the development of the people. Hon’ble Chairman/CEC LAHDC Kargil, during the entire event, focused on exploring sustainable tourism model for holistic development of Kargil as a tourism destination.

“In this regard, the official Press Release as issued by the Department of Information and Relations Kargil should be considered as the factual & correct report of the events held at Pune”.