Jind (Haryana) | Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday named the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir as a “big milestone” for the country’s unity.
Addressing a rally in Jind, Amit Shah the scrapping of Article 370 will ensure an end to terrorism and at the same time, play a key role in the development of the region.
Haryana will have state elections later this year.
He also attacked the Congress and said the Modi government took the step within 75 days of coming to power in its second term, while the previous Congress-led governments could not do so in “72 years”.
“Abrogation of Article 370 and 35A is a big milestone for the unity and integrity of India and now there is no impediment,” he said in his first public rally after the move.
“We had been saying that Kashmir is an integral part of India, but Article 370 was giving some sort of message that something is still unfinished,” he said.
He accused the Congress of not taking the step because of its “vote-bank greed”.
He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement on creating the post of Chief of Defence Staff will strengthen the country’s defence manifold.
He slammed the previous governments for not announcing the post earlier, which was recommended after the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan.
“Governments came and went but never took a decision on it,” he said about the post.
He also praised Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar for running a “corruption-free government”.
“I have come here to congratulate Khattar. In one term, he turned corruption into ‘bhoot kaal’ (past tense),” ,” he said.
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