Katra, Aug. 28 -- Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary on Thursday slammed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, seeking an answer from him on the flood situation in the state.

He alleged that the Vaishno Devi yatra was not stopped despite an alert of a cloudburst and a landslide. Choudhary claimed that victims of the Vaishno Devi landslide didn't die, but were killed.

"Regarding the Vaishno Devi Yatra incident, LG Manoj Sinha should give an answer. During the LG's term, a stampede had also occurred earlier. When there was an alert for cloudburst and heavy rainfall, why was the Yatra not stopped?... The 35 devotees of Mata Vaishno Devi did not die; they were killed," Surinder Choudhary said.

The J-K deputy CM further alleged a cri...