Omar Abdullah Steps In, Orders Deluxe Buses For Iran-Evacuated Students Travelling To Kashmir

Last Updated:June 19, 2025, 11:28 IST

Three non-AC regular buses were arranged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to transport the students from Delhi to their hometowns.

An Indian student returning from Iran stands with a relative while exiting from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced that students evacuated from Iran will be ferried from Delhi to the Union Territory in deluxe buses.

As many as 90 students from Jammu and Kashmir were among the 110 people evacuated from war-affected Iran on Wednesday. They were taken to Armenia before being flown to Doha. The students arrived in Delhi from the Qatari capital early Thursday.

In a post on X, the chief minister’s office said the resident commissioner has been directed to arrange deluxe buses of the Jammu & Kashmir Road Transport Corporation to transport the students.

“The Chief Minister has taken note of the request of the students evacuated from Iran regarding the quality of buses arranged to transport them from Delhi to J&K," the Office of the Chief Minister said.

“The Resident Commissioner has been tasked with coordinating with the JKRTC to ensure proper deluxe buses are arranged," it said.

Abdullah shared the post from his official X handle.

In another post, the chief minister said: “94 of our students evacuated from Iran have safely reached Delhi. The government is making transport arrangements to ensure their smooth journey home, which will be in place within the next few hours".

Students Unhappy With Poor Travel Arrangements From Delhi

While students from Jammu and Kashmir evacuated from war-hit Iran have expressed gratitude to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for swiftly bringing them home, many are disheartened by the lack of proper arrangements made by the Union Territory government for their onward journey to Kashmir.

“We have been travelling for four days now. We were assured that we will be provided bus serviced till Srinagar," said a student, who was evacuated from Iran.

Three buses were arranged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to transport the students from Delhi to their hometowns. However, these were regular, non-air-conditioned Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) buses, many of which are reportedly in poor condition.

Exhausted after a harrowing evacuation and long journey from Iran via Armenia, several students voiced their discomfort and disappointment over having to travel such long distances in non-AC buses.

Abhro Banerjee

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