National Conference, Congress promoted terrorism: Smriti Irani

Jammu, Sept 25: Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister, Smriti Irani, on Wednesday said that National Conference (NC) and Congress promoted separatism and terrorism, while PM Modi brought peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir and empowered the women.

According to a press release, she was addressing rallies at Nandpura and Rajpura in Ramgarh Assembly segment in favor BJP candidate Dr Devender Manyal.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought development to the ground in J&K,” she said, while adding, “under the Congress and National Conference governments, separatism and terrorism were promoted and people were deprived of even basic necessities”.

Irani said that Modi government has worked for empowering women. Earlier, women of J&K who married outside were denied all rights but after abrogation of Article 370 by Modi government, the women of J&K now have equal rights even after marrying outside, she said.