LUCKNOW: Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh on Friday said Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (POK) was part of India and will remain a part of India.
“Following the revocation of Article 370, development has surged at an unprecedented rate in Jammu & Kashmir, prompting even the residents of POK to express their desire to integrate with India. International human rights organisations should take suo motu cognizance of the human rights violations taking place in POK, which was, is and will remain a part of India,” he said at poll rallies in Deoria and Salempur.
He said that before 2014, India was perceived as a “weak and impoverished country” and was not taken seriously internationally. “But under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it has become the fifth largest economy. Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee elevated India to the 11th position in the global economy in 2004. Unfortunately, in the subsequent 10 years, Congress govt failed to improve this ranking. Economy has once again surged from 11th to 5th position under PM Modi,” the minister said.
He said the Indian economy is considered the fastest-growing globally, with projections indicating that India would ascend to become the world’s third-largest economic superpower by 2027.
“BJP has never misled the people through fake promises and assurances. BJP has been bridging the gap between rhetoric and reality in politics,” he said.
“Following the revocation of Article 370, development has surged at an unprecedented rate in Jammu & Kashmir, prompting even the residents of POK to express their desire to integrate with India. International human rights organisations should take suo motu cognizance of the human rights violations taking place in POK, which was, is and will remain a part of India,” he said at poll rallies in Deoria and Salempur.
He said that before 2014, India was perceived as a “weak and impoverished country” and was not taken seriously internationally. “But under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it has become the fifth largest economy. Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee elevated India to the 11th position in the global economy in 2004. Unfortunately, in the subsequent 10 years, Congress govt failed to improve this ranking. Economy has once again surged from 11th to 5th position under PM Modi,” the minister said.
He said the Indian economy is considered the fastest-growing globally, with projections indicating that India would ascend to become the world’s third-largest economic superpower by 2027.
“BJP has never misled the people through fake promises and assurances. BJP has been bridging the gap between rhetoric and reality in politics,” he said.