In 5 years, J&K will be among India’s 3 most-developed states: Anurag Thakur

Jammu, Sep 12: Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur Thursday said that J&K would be among the three top developed and progressive states of the country in the next five years, as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a rally at Excise Toll Plaza, Nagrota, after the filing of nomination papers by Devender Rana, Thakur sought votes and support for the BJP to take forward J&K to new scales of progress and prosperity with a focus on restoration of complete normalcy and consolidation of the peace brought post abrogation of Article 370.

Thakur castigated the NC, the Congress, and the PDP for their rhetoric on Article 370, saying this could never be brought back as long as PM Modi remains in power.

He accused these parties of pushing back J&K again by providing oxygen to terrorism and separatism, releasing terrorists and stone pelters, as they believe in the politics of graveyards.

Thakur said the three dynastic parties' thirst for blood does not seem to have quenched after the death of over 45,000 people in violence, which was why they were seeking repeal of the Public Safety Act (PSA) from J&K.

He said how low they could get for the lust of power.

Thakur referred to the divisive and disastrous agenda furthered from Jawaharlal Nehru to now Rahul Gandhi and said that their only agenda had been to satiate their nefarious interests.

Lauding the people for assembling in such numbers, he said this reflects that the Nagrota constituency is going to emerge as the number one constituency for the BJP getting a huge mandate on October 8.

Thakur said that while the NC, the Congress, and the PDP were furthering their nefarious agenda of pushing J&K to a dark tunnel of violence and instability, the BJP had been working towards its development.

“J&K is witnessing the coming up of IITs, IIMs, IICs, Medical and Nursing Colleges apart from holistic development on all the fronts,” he said.