Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 12 slammed the Opposition parties over dynasty politics and said that no one has caused as much damage to Jammu & Kashmir as family-run parties, adding that such political parties have come to mean “of the family, by the family, for the family.”
Addressing a public rally in Udhampur, PM Modi said, “Modi is guaranteeing the creation of developed Jammu & Kashmir for developed India. But Congress, National Conference and PDP want to take Jammu & Kashmir back to those old days. No one has caused as much damage to Jammu & Kashmir as these family-run parties have. The meaning of these political parties is, of the family, by the family, for the family.”
The Prime Minister attacked the Congress for keeping the Shahpurkandi Dam stalled for decades and alleged that the latter gave the Ravi water to Pakistan by keeping the fields of the farmers of Jammu dry.
#WATCH | J&K: Addressing a public rally in Udhampur, PM Modi says, "Modi ki guarantee yani guarantee pura hone ki guarantee. You remember how the weak governments of Congress kept the Shahpurkandi Dam stalled for decades. The fields of the farmers of Jammu were dry and the… pic.twitter.com/rTtr8l315e
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“Modi ki guarantee yani guarantee pura hone ki guarantee. You remember how the weak Governments of Congress kept the Shahpurkandi Dam stalled for decades. The fields of the farmers of Jammu were dry and the villages were in darkness, but our water of Ravi was going to Pakistan. Modi had given a guarantee to the farmers and has fulfilled it also,” he said.
Recalling his visit to Udhampur in 2014, PM Modi said, “In 2014, I had come back after visiting Mata Vaishno Devi and on this very ground, I had guaranteed you that I will free you from whatever several generations of Jammu & Kashmir have suffered. Today, with your blessings, Modi has fulfilled that guarantee.”
#WATCH | J&K: Addressing a public rally in Udhampur, PM Modi says, "…Congress, National Conference, PDP and all other parties want to take Jammu and Kashmir back to those old days. No one has caused as much damage to Jammu and Kashmir as these family-run parties have done. Here… pic.twitter.com/FkXKtBHpxd
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A huge rush of people gathered and raised slogans in support of PM Modi in Udhampur. The enthusiastic turnout underscored the significant support for the Prime Minister and his party in the region.
The BJP has fielded Union Minister Jitendra Singh from Udhampur, who has been representing the constituency since 2014. Jitendra Singh had defeated former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad from Udhampur in 2014.
#WATCH | J&K: Addressing a public rally in Udhampur, PM Modi says, "The people of Congress and INDI alliance do not care about the sentiments of the majority of the people of the country. They enjoy playing with the sentiments of the people. A person who has been sentenced by the… pic.twitter.com/5HIWCsu5xk
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The Congress has fielded Choudhary Lal Singh from Udhampur. The Congress took Lal Singh back into its fold six years after he was forced to resign following his participation in a rally held in support of the Kathua rape accused, in which a child was raped. The Peoples Democratic Party, partner in the I.N.D.I Alliance has extended their support to Lal Singh.
Udhampur will vote in the first phase on April 19. The BJP had won three out of six seats in Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The National Conference won the remaining three seats.
(with inputs from ANI)
