Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will take place in Jammu and Kashmir without the fear of terrorism, strikes, stone-pelting and cross-border firing.
Addressing a poll rally in Kashmir’s Udhampur, Modi said Assembly elections will be held soon in the state. “Jammu and Kashmir will get the status of statehood. You will be able to share your dreams with your MLA and your ministers,” he said.
The prime minister said he demolished the wall of Article 370 and buried it in the ground. Modi dared the Opposition to restore Article 370. He challenged the Congress and other opposition parties to bring back Article 370 of the Constitution, which was revoked by the BJP-led Centre in August 2019.
Modi lamented that People’s Democratic Party, National Conference and Congress want to take J & K back J&K to the old days. “I challenge any political party in India, especially Congress, to announce that they will bring back Article 370. This country won’t even look at them,” he said. Modi charged, “Here political party means the family, by the family and for the family.”
“After decades, this election is taking place without the fear of terrorism, separatism, stone-pelting, strikes and cross-border terrorism, which are no more election issues. There used to be a concern regarding the security of the Vaishno Devi and Amarnath pilgrimages, but the situation has changed altogether. Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing development and the people’s faith in the government is getting strengthened,” Modi added.
“Please trust me, I will get rid of the problems plaguing Jammu and Kashmir for the last 60 years. I have fulfilled my promise as Jammu and Kashmir has completely transformed in the last 10 years,” he added.
Seeking votes for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Singh (from Udhampur) and Jugal Kishore (from Jammu), Modi said the upcoming election is meant to provide a strong government at the Centre that can take on the challenges facing the country head-on.
