Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects has been cancelled in light of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to visit Kanpur on April 24 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over ` 20,000 crore.
However, in light of Tuesday’s terror attack that claimed a number of lives, including that of Shubham, a courageous young son of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and keeping in mind the sombre mood and sentiments of the people, the event has been cancelled, officials said.
As a mark of respect, it was considered appropriate to defer any celebratory or formal public engagement in Kanpur during this period of grief, the officials said.
Shubham Dwivedi, a 31-year-old businessman from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh who got married just two months back on February 12, was among those gunned down in Pahalgam.
The terror attack at a tourist location in Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday left at least 26 people dead and several others injured.
Officials said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a pre-scheduled official programme in Madhubani, Bihar, on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas on April 24.
The official programme will also see participation from people across the country via video conference.