Mufti thanks PM Modi for helping her during 'troubled times'

"Last year, during very troubled times you supported me and my Government," Mufti said.

She was referring to the trouble the state was facing since the death of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani.

She congratulated the Prime Minister for winning the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

"Congratulations to the Prime Minister for the mandate in Uttar Pradesh," she said at the public meeting in Udhampur.

Sending out a strong message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked youth of Kashmir to decide whether they will take the path of terrorism or tourism in the state.

"Youth of Kashmir have a choice to select one of the two paths- one of tourism the other of terrorism," Modi said while addressing at a public meeting in Udhampur.

He said: "The path of bloodshed has not helped any one and will never help anyone."

Modi appreciated youth of Kashmir for working hard in building the Chenani - Nashri Tunnel which was inaugurated on Sunday.

"Youth of Jammu & Kashmir worked very hard in the making of the Chenani - Nashri Tunnel. I congratulate them for this," Modi said at the public meeting in Udhampur.

Referring to the stone-pelting incidents, Modi said: "Some misguided youngsters are pelting stones but see here, youth of Kashmir are using the same stones to build infrastructure."

He said tourism will bring economic development to the state.

"Every Indian wants to see Jammu and Kashmir. The beauty of this land can draw so many people. Tourism will also bring economic growth," he said.

Modi said his government on believes on the word 'development'.

Modi on Sunday the longest road tunnel in India on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

With the inauguration, the tunnel was made  operational for traffic.

Security was heightened across the state for Modi's visit.