NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, in a big charge on Saturday, said the Congress and National Conference (NC) alliance wants to release the separatists and terrorist sympathisers to destabalise Jammu and Kashmir.
The home minister also claimed that the three parties, Congress, NC and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, “want to push J&K into the fire of terrorism”.
Terming the upcoming J&K Assembly elections historic, Shah said these polls are “important elections as they are first under one flag, one Constitution”.
“For the first time since the country’s independence, the voters of Jammu and Kashmir will cast their votes under the tricolour…” he said during BJP’s ‘Vijay Sankalp’ booth workers meeting in Jammu.
Pitching for the BJP government, Shah said, “Kashmir bore the brunt of terrorism for decades, 10 years of Modi government brought terror incidents down by 70 per cent.”
“Congress-NC can never form government in J&K, be confident about it,” he said.
The home minister also hit out at the alliance for promising statehood to J&K. “No power can talk about autonomy (in Jammu and Kashmir). Rahul baba (Gandhi), National Conference are saying they will give J&K state status again. I want to ask Abdullah sahab and Rahul baba, how can you give it back, tell me? Why are you making fool of people of Jammu and Kashmir?” he said.
The home minister also claimed that the three parties, Congress, NC and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, “want to push J&K into the fire of terrorism”.
Terming the upcoming J&K Assembly elections historic, Shah said these polls are “important elections as they are first under one flag, one Constitution”.
“For the first time since the country’s independence, the voters of Jammu and Kashmir will cast their votes under the tricolour…” he said during BJP’s ‘Vijay Sankalp’ booth workers meeting in Jammu.
Pitching for the BJP government, Shah said, “Kashmir bore the brunt of terrorism for decades, 10 years of Modi government brought terror incidents down by 70 per cent.”
“Congress-NC can never form government in J&K, be confident about it,” he said.
The home minister also hit out at the alliance for promising statehood to J&K. “No power can talk about autonomy (in Jammu and Kashmir). Rahul baba (Gandhi), National Conference are saying they will give J&K state status again. I want to ask Abdullah sahab and Rahul baba, how can you give it back, tell me? Why are you making fool of people of Jammu and Kashmir?” he said.
“I have myself said that we will give back state status to J&K after elections at an appropriate time. I didn’t say this in any public gathering but in Parliament,” Shah said.
On Article 370, Shah said, “Opposition says it would bring back autonomy for J&K, it will never be restored.”
The 90-member J&K assembly will hold elections in three phases: the first on September 18, followed by Phase 2 on September 25, and Phase 3 on October 1. The votes will be counted on October 8.