Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claims BJP will win in Jammu and Kashmir, promising statehood post-elections and dismissing Article 370 restoration claims.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will sweep the elections in Jammu and Kashmir because it kept its promise and abrogated Article 370.
Addressing a rally at RS Pura for party candidate and national secretary Dr Narinder Singh Raina, the defence minister said that statehood will be given to Jammu and Kashmir soon after the polls. “Statehood will be restored after elections,” he said and urged the voters to vote for BJP, a nationalist party.
Rajnath slammed National Conference and Congress for being in cahoots with Pakistan. “In a despicable attempt to win elections, National Conference and Congress are falsely claiming that Article 370 will be restored if they came to power. Let me assure you that Article 370 has been done and dusted forever,” he said.
Earlier, party candidate Dr Raina, in his address, promised all round development in his constituency. He said “better education, health facilities and improving the infrastructure were his priorities for RS Pura”.
“My vision for this constituency which is my home is a progressive, prosperous RS Pura where we can offer better education and better health services,” he said.
Congress-NC alliance will reverse 890 Union laws in J&K: G Kishan Reddy
Jammu Union minister and J&K assembly election in-charge G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said the Congress party’s anti-India mindset is coming to the forefront in J&K. Talking to reporters here, he said “Congress’ anti-India stance is coming to the fore and the recent trip of Rahul Gandhi to the United States where he made anti-India statements is testimony to that. The Congress led alliance has promised to restore Article 370 in its manifesto. This clearly means it will reverse the 890 Union laws that were applied in J&K.”
J&K leader appointed Youth Cong president
New Delhi Congress has appointed former J&K Pradesh Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib as president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC). “Hon’ble Congress President has appointed Shri Uday Bhanu Chib, currently General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress and former President of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress, as the President of the Indian Youth Congress, with immediate effect,” announced Congress general secretary KC Venugopal.
First time polls being held in J&K without fear: DGP
Srinagar The ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are for the first time being held without any fear as electioneering is much more enthusiastic and the voter turnout higher than previous years, Director General of Police R R Swain said on Monday. Swain said while there were no parameters to compare the situation on the ground during the current assembly elections and the ones held earlier, the change was palpable and and felt through the campaigns.
