‘Development in J&K was hit for last 35 years’

Surankote : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the BJP is committed for development of Jammu and Kashmir, which has suffered a lot due to terrorism over the past 35 years. Addressing an election rally in this border town of Poonch district, Shah lashed out at the National Conference, Congress and PDP for the spread of terrorism and said that money pumped into Jammu and Kashmir for the welfare of people over the years was utilized to fight the menace. “The first phase of the assembly election is over.

Be sure, Farooq (Abdullah of the NC) and Mehbooba (Mufti of the PDP) are not forming the next government. They kept the youth ‘majboor’ (compelled) but we want our youth to become ‘mazboot’ (strong),” said Shah. “They handed over machine guns and stones in the hands of the youth instead of books and laptops.

We will also provide the youth with guns but not to spread terror. We will hold special recruitment drives (for border youth). The youth, who were holding guns for terrorism, will safeguard the country and will take on Pakistan,” he added.

Seeking votes for BJP candidate and former minister Syed Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari, who joined the saffron party in February after his Pahari community was granted the Scheduled Tribe status, Shah said, “We are committed to the development of J&K. Enough already, now is the time for development.” “I want to ask the Congress and the NC which governed J&K for decades, leading to the eruption of terrorism that con.