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KATHUA: Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections, has stated, Gupkar alliance was doing politics of destruction instead of development in Jammu and Kashmir and on the other hand the Modi government, which is known for good governance and development, has taken the state on the path of progress.
Former State President Sat Sharma, State Vice President and District In-Charge Yudhveer Sethi and other BJP leaders were also addressing the election rally held at Keedian Gandyal, Basantpur along with Anurag Thakur.
Anurag Thakur said, “In the last 70 years, the Abdullah-Mufti family and Congress have worked only to deceive Jammu and Kashmir. There was the responsibility of development on the shoulders of those people but they did nothing else than destruction. They only cared for personal development and plunged the state into the fire of ruin, terrorism, anarchy and separatism. The Modi government has healed the wounds of Jammu and Kashmir and has created an atmosphere of peace and tranquility in the state. The Modi government is known only for good governance and development. The country has felt this change under the leadership of Modi. Antyodaya is our mission and we do politics of development rather than destruction like Gupkarians. Politics is the medium of service for us and under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party is committed to creating a happy, prosperous and safe new Jammu and Kashmir “. Speaking further, Anurag Thakur said, “The Modi government is committed to the all-round development of Jammu and Kashmir and Modi has flagged off the development work here. With all the major educational institutions like Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Management, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, AIIMS, the state is becoming the new education hub of North India. The AIIMS and 2 Cancer Institute in Jammu and Kashmir, the handover of 2 new medical colleges in Udhampur Handwara is a gift of the BJP government. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already laid the foundation stone for three Model Degree Colleges in Kishtwar, Kunwar and Baramulla. The Modi Government has done the work of giving about 22 Degree Colleges, two Culture Universities in Jammu “.
Speaking further, Anurag Thakur said “The government has so far completed construction of 1858 roads and 84 bridges of 11,517 km length under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Jammu and Kashmir. Village were connected by roads. The work done by the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir in 5 years was not done by these people in 70 years. 3261 roads and 243 bridges have been approved for a total of 1961 kilometers of Jammu and Kashmir. 3750 crore for construction of ring road in Jammu and Srinagar, Basoli-Bani-Bhadarwah road. Construction of Udhampur-Ramban-Banihal road by 4306 crores, Construction of Qazigund-Banihal road by 2410 crores, Construction of Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch road by 5100 crores, Construction of Zojila Tunnel (Srinagar-Leh) by 9000 crores, Atal Setu And the construction of the Keedian-Gandayal bridge, the tunnel at Chhatargala and Sudhamahadeva is a historic achievement of the BJP government. Jammu and Kashmir was kept in darkness for decades. Light reached only a few families earlier, but now, every resident of Jammu and Kashmir is bright and voting only for development.”
