Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance in Jammu and Kashmir after the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly recently passed a resolution demanding restoration of Article 370, which gives special status to the region.
The prime minister used the issue to target the Congress party in Maharashtra, where elections are due, and warned voters about what he called a “conspiracy” by the opposition in the Union Territory.
Referring to the recent resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in support of the restoration of Article 370, Modi said: “As soon as the Congress and the CBI got an opportunity to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir, they started their conspiracy against Kashmir .
He also stressed that the BJP would not allow any such effort to succeed.
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The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding the restoration of Article 370, which was abrogated by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in 2019. However, the BJP opposed the motion.
In his speech, Modi pointed out that BJP MPs who opposed the resolution were forcibly expelled from the parliament. He described this as a blatant attempt by the Congress and NC to undermine the constitutional order in Jammu and Kashmir, further fueling the BJP’s claims that the opposition was trying to reverse the historic changes made by the government.
‘There is no power to restore Article 370’
Modi told the rally that “there is no power to restore Article 370” in Jammu and Kashmir as long as he remains in office. He reminded Maharashtra voters that the BJP had decisively revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, a move that was a key part of the party’s national integration agenda.
“Until Modi takes office, Congress will not be able to take any action in Kashmir. Only Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s constitution can work there,” Modi said, stressing his government’s commitment to uphold the Indian constitution. commitment and reject any attempt to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. He further claimed that the country would not accept any attempt to revoke the revocation of Article 370.
