Tuesday 12th May, 2026
Srinagar, Jul 2: The state unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed about a dozen volunteer teams to be stationed on both shortest Baltal and traditional Pahalgam tracks to help pilgrims undertaking the yatra to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, which has commenced from July Ist and will conclude on August 15.
Teams will remain available 24X7 from today on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes. Teams will provide assistance to the Yatris immediately after entering into the Kashmir Valley.
“These teams (party workers) will work 24 hours during the Yatra period for providing any kind of assistance or help to Yatris as well as people associated with the Yatra., Manzoor Bhat, BJP Media In charge Kashmir said.
Bhat said the party workers from Kashmir would maintain the spirit of brotherhood that Kashmiris are practicing since centuries. “These workers have voluntarily registered their names to help Yatris,” he added.
He said for any help or assistance the pilgrims can contact Nazir Ahmad Gilkar 9419025823, Altaf Thakur 7006880030, Arif Raja 9419868635, Asif Masoodi 7006396673, Ashok Bhat 7006768188, Salinder Singh 7780890403, Sheikh Bashir 8715941121, Hilal Jan 9419022336, Muzafar Safvi 9149761249, Nazir Raina 9797726341, Abid Hussain 9622861638 and Ghulam Hassan 9797721211.