PM Narendra Modi Dares Opposition To Bring Back Article 370

PM Narendra Modi Dares Opposition To Bring Back Article 370

JALGAON (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday challenged the country’s Opposition parties to bring back the Article 370 and Article 35A for Jammu and Kashmir.

“From the holy land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, I am challenging the Opposition — make your stand clear and announce whether you support the government’s decision to scrap Article 370 and Article 35A or not,” thundered Modi, addressing his first election rally in Jalgaon, north Maharashtra.

He dared the Opposition that if they had courage, to include in their election manifestos, in the October 21 Maharashtra polls and also in future elections, that they would revert to Article 370, and reverse the BJP government’s historic decision of August 5.

The PM said the government is constantly endeavouring to ensure return to full normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir and it would take another four months or so to achieve that.

Taking a swipe at the Opposition parties and their leaders for mouthing what he termed as “the same language as a neighbouring country (Pakistan)”, he said “there seems to be a great coordination between them”.

Modi reiterated that on August 5, the government did something that everybody thought was impossible — by abrogating Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to enable the people there to join the national mainstream and progress.

“Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are not just pieces of land for us, they represent India’s crown,” Modi said amidst applause.

He said that an amount of Rs 3.50 lakh crore would be spent on the Water Life Mission alone to bring water connection to each home in the country, farmers will be pushed to become exporters in which food processing industry would play a crucial role.

Dwelling on ‘New India’ for which the people voted in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Modi said that the country enjoys an unprecedented position in the world comity which was made possible because of the 130 crore countrymen.

“The ‘New India’ in not about securing our present, but also marching towards progress. We are not bound by unnecessary bonds of the past, but strengthening the present and deciding the future. The whole world is supporting India,” Modi said. (IANS)

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