PM Modi ended appeasement politics; mainstreamed J&K: Dr Jitendra Singh

Jammu, Feb 20: Union Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh Tuesday stated that the Prime Minister ended appeasement politics and mainstreamed J&K by the abrogation of Article 370 and also proved that “Modi Hai Toh MumKin Hai.”

“Similarly, after a wait of 500 years, people got a chance to visit Ram Mandir at Ayodhya demonstrating that ‘Modi’s guarantee is pure guarantee’,” he said, while addressing a massive public rally at M A Stadium in the presence of the Prime Minister.

Describing the PM Modi as “the world’s most popular leader”, Dr Jitendra said that the projects inaugurated or initiated related to several sectors including health, education, rail, road, aviation, petroleum, civic infrastructure, among others and added that this reflected the highest priority Prime Minister accords to Jammu and Kashmir.

He said, soon after taking charge as Prime Minister in May, 2014, PM Modi had flagged off the Mata Vaishno Devi Rail Project. The Minister also recalled that immediately after becoming the Prime Minister, Modi was confronted with flood situation in the UT, and he not only navigated through the calamity, but also spent his Diwali with the victims of the flood.

Dr Jitendra reiterated that Prime Minister Modi accorded high priority to the infrastructure development of J&K. He said the establishment of two AIIMS, IIM, IIT and IIMC in the Union Territory was evidence of the huge amount of priority Prime Minister Modi gave to Jammu and Kashmir.

Referring to the developmental projects under Prime Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh said, “World's highest rail bridge, the Chenab Rail Bridge in the Reasi district of the Jammu, Asia’s longest road tunnel, Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, also known as Patnitop Tunnel, North India's first River Rejuvenation Project Devika, North India’s first Bio-tech Park and the Aroma Mission, which triggered the gainful Agri-Start-ups are example of Prime Minister Modi’s vision and affection for the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir.”

He pointed out that the Shahpur Kandi Project had been stalled for several decades and it was the personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which enabled this anomaly to be corrected and the Indus Waters Treaty which was signed by the then Prime Minister in 1960 was truly followed in letter and spirit only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over, as the major part of India’s share of water from river Ravi was flowing into Pakistan.

He said, social justice was also accorded the highest priority by the Modi government and all sections of society like Gujjar-Bakarwal, Pahadis, women, Kashmiri Pandits all got their due rights.

He recalled that in December, 2013, in a public rally at the same Maulana Azad Stadium, Modi promised to open the doors of higher education to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir and the dream was realized under his rule.

“When the country will celebrate the 100 years of its Independence in 2047, Prime Minister Modi’s vision of Jammu and Kashmir will shine like a crown in Bharat Mata’s head,” he said.