J&K will be made most developed State of country: Rajnath Singh

‘PoJK people are our own, will soon be part of India’

Ramban, Sept 08: The Union Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh, on Sunday said that J&K will be made most developed State of the country and such an atmosphere will be created here so that people of PoJK vociferously say that they want to join India.

“We are committed for the development of J&K and will make such a Kashmir that even people from Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) will say that they want to be part of India,” Rajnath Singh said, while addressing a public rally at Ramban.

Singh campaigned for the BJP candidates and asked the people to vote for BJP. Rajnath said, “People of PoJK are our own people”.

He said that J&K has started moving fast on the path of development after abrogation of Article 370 and peace has been established here. “We abrogated Article 370 openly and boldly and no one can bring it back,” Singh said, while adding, “BJP will never allow anyone to bring back Article 370 come what may”.

Rajnath said that National Conference and Congress are now talking of bringing back Article 370, “but I must tell you that BJP will never let this happen”.

He appealed to the people to elect a BJP government and promised to make Jammu and Kashmir as the most developed State in the country.

Rajnath said that people of PoJK are our own but Pakistan considers them foreigners. Rajnath Singh said that entire world is keeping an eye on the Assembly elections of J&K.

“During my recent visit to the United States, the delegations there inquired about the J&K Assembly elections, and I told them that the BJP will form its government in J&K with a full majority,” Rajnath said. 

Singh said that not only entire world but whole of India is also closely watching these elections. He said that before abrogation of Article 370, voter turnout in J&K used to be between 6% and 12%, but after its abrogation, the turnout in the 2024 Parliamentary elections was 58%, while in Ladakh, it reached 72%.

This, Singh said, is testimony as to how much the situation has improved after abrogation of Article 370.

He said that for the first time, the people of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh witnessed transparent and fear free elections.

He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are talented enough and have the potential to achieve anything. He added that the whole of India is watching these elections. He pointed out that under Article 370, voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir used to be between 6% and 12%, but after its abrogation, the turnout in the parliamentary elections was 58%, while in Ladakh, it reached 72%.

 He stated that for the first time, the people of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh witnessed elections free from fear, and they saw impartial and transparent polls for the first time. He called this a significant sign of change.

He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are talented enough and have the potential to achieve anything.

“If BJP government is formed here J&K will become the most developed State in the country,” Rajnath said.

He said that under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, every section of society has received justice.

He also said that daughters were not safe here, marginalized people could not vote, the refugees from West Pakistan and the Valmiki community were not given the right to vote.

“Under Modi’s leadership, these people were granted their rights, and the Pahari community was given Scheduled Tribe status, along with political reservation for Gujjar-Bakarwals and Paharis,” Rajnath said.