Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that 42,000 people have lost their lives to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the last few years, but the security situation has now improved to such an extent that no one dares to strike or pelt stones. does it Shah also said that the Modi government wants to end terrorism and corruption, bring all-round development and make Jammu and Kashmir number one in the country.
Inaugurating or laying the foundation stone of development projects here, he said a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism has been adopted while ensuring complete control of the situation by the security forces. “In Jammu and Kashmir, 42,000 people lost their lives due to terrorism. Those who supported terrorism in the government were identified and action was taken,” he said. He said those who used to call ‘hartal’ or used to pelt stones at security forces have been completely stopped and now no one has the courage to make such a call. “Do you know why there is not even a single stone pelting incident in Kashmir now? Because stone pelters were sitting in the government at that time.”
He also said that there has not been a single encounter now as the terrorists were given a chance to surrender. Shah said there has been a 56 per cent reduction in terrorist incidents, 84 per cent in casualties in security forces. He said that the recruitment of terrorist cadres has also come down. Holding three political families of Jammu and Kashmir responsible for the “backwardness” of Jammu and Kashmir, he said the Union Territory has lagged behind on all development parameters due to its alleged misgovernance. But the situation changed after 2014 as the Modi government gave priority to the development of Jammu and Kashmir, and it is progressing well now, he said. Even though Shah did not identify the three families, the clear reference was to Abdullah (National Conference) Mufti (PDP) and Nehru-Gandhi (Congress).
He said that after the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35-A on August 5, 2019, major changes have taken place. The Home Minister said that from independence till 2019, only Rs 19,000 crore investment has come to J&K. But after 2019, an investment of Rs 56,000 crore has come in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that 27 lakh people of Jammu and Kashmir are now getting health insurance benefits up to Rs 5 lakh, while 58 per cent people are getting piped water in their homes. He said that the eligible people are also getting the benefit of ST quota.
Those who wanted to indulge in corruption continued to do so for 75 years which stopped in 2019. He also mentioned the development projects worth Rs 80,000 crore announced by the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi Some years back it was said that the projects are progressing well while some have been fully implemented. The package includes 63 projects belonging to 15 ministries and has an outlay of Rs 80,068 crore.
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