New Delhi [India]October 8 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday termed the development in Jammu and Kashmir as the biggest achievement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and further claimed that each region of the Union Territory has got an equal allocation.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh, reacting to J&K National Conference (JKNC) chief Farooq Abdullah’s response, said, “It is the biggest achievement of PM Modi that in 70 years, for the proposed development projects in each division of JK. There is a uniform allocation.” Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s challenge.
Shah, during his public address in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla on Wednesday, took a dig at the Gupkar alliance and asked the JKNC to present a ‘report card’ regarding development projects in the union territory during his tenure in the union territory. openly challenged.
Abdullah responded to the Union Home Minister with a long list of achievements of the JKNC from independence to 2014, while party vice-president Omar Abdullah revealed the details of the projects.
In an interaction with ANI, Jitendra Singh further said that even before the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and declaring Jammu and Kashmir into two separate entities, PM Modi used to ensure that Jammu in Srinagar and Leh All people’s concerns should be sensitively addressed. , as complained earlier that more attention is being paid to any part of J&K.
“Ever since the government has gained complete control over the Union Territory, the people here have now become free from that mentality,” Singh said.
He further said that the development in the Union Territory is balanced after PM Modi restarted several development schemes and projects pending for 50 years.
Giving details of the plans, the Union Minister said, “With the intervention of Prime Minister Modi, restarting the project of Shahpur Kandi in Kathua near the International Border, which was stalled for almost 40 years, proved beneficial for both Punjab and Jammu. K. Its first phase will start working in a month or two.
Accusing JKNC of “selective development”, Jitendra Singh said that developing areas considering their vote bank and not giving priority to others is against the values of democracy.
He said, “The development here since Modiji came to power is balanced as no one was asked about his caste or religion before implementing the beneficial schemes. Rising above religion and vote bank politics, PM Modi has given a new shape to the work culture, due to which J&K has not only become a part of the mainstream of India, but will also contribute to the campaigns led by the PM.
“Whatever the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir may say, the common man of the Union Territory wants to get rid of stone pelting, terrorism and development to douse the fire and move forward under the leadership of the Prime Minister,” he said. (ANI)
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