Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and National Conference MLA Nazir Ahmad Gurezi called for BJP MLA Baldev Raj Sharma to resign for allegedly misleading the House over the project’s clearance.
- Sharma presented a government order dated August 14, 2025, asserting official approval, a claim the chief minister publicly contradicted after checking records.
- Choudhary said the project cannot be imposed on residents, citing protests and livelihood fears among shopkeepers, horsemen and palkiwalas, with some devotees also opposed.
- The proposal involves a Rs 250‑crore, 12‑kilometre ropeway linking Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat on the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
- Sharma alleged recent threats to his life and property and blamed the deputy chief minister, while also claiming the shrine board assured rehabilitation and that an LG‑formed committee heard stakeholders and noted no objections.