Union Minister Anurag Thakur has hit out at TMC leader Saugata Ray and asserted that Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a lot of change in the past four years since the abrogation of Article 370.
Thakur, who is also the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, said that there have been no cases of stone pelting and the Indian tricolour is now hoisted in every street of the Union Territory. He was responding to Ray’s remarks that “ek nishan, ek pradhan, ek samvidhan” was a political slogan.
Thakur also alleged that the TMC government in West Bengal is not allowing in the state the “Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra”, which showcases the people-centric policies of the Narendra Modi government.
He further said that the Modi government removed Articles 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, which was not done even 70 years after Independence.
Thakur also slammed the opposition for not mentioning the contribution of Maharaja Hari Singh, who signed the Instrument of Accession with India, to the development of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said, “Does his contribution not count? Should the contribution of Sardar Patel, who ensured the merger of princely states, not be counted? Sardar Patel laid the foundation of a strong India. The shortcomings left behind by (Jawaharlal) Nehru were rectified here on Aug 5-6, 2019 in Parliament by PM Modi.”
