Unmatchable infra dev reflects Modi govt’s holistic dev agenda for J&K: Zorawar, Balbir

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SAMBA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed unprecedented and unmatchable development since the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre took over the reins in 2014.
“Our party embarked on a mission to usher in unprecedented development in Jammu and Kashmir, aiming to transform the region’s socio-economic landscape. The BJP’s unwavering commitment to development in J&K post Article-370 abrogation has marked a transformative phase for the region,” said BJP leader and Co-Incharge, Jammu – Reasi-Samba Parliamentary Constituency, Zorawar Singh Jamwal while slamming the opposition parties for their unfounded statements on infrastructural development in the Union Territory.
Zorawar Singh said Jammu and Kashmir is the only Union Territory of the country where two AIIMS-like institutions have been established, while the opening of IIT, IIM, new medical colleges at district level and other prestigious institutions is the clear reflection of the holistic development agenda of the Modi government to create not only a brighter future for the people of J&K but also ensuring their integration into the mainstream of country’s growth story.
He also referred to the record-breaking tourist footfall in Jammu and Kashmir during the year 2023 when an increase of over 350 percent in foreign tourists was recorded while a highest ever of 2.11 crore tourists visited the Union Territory.
Co-Incharge, Balbir Ram Rattan, said the transformative change on the ground post-abrogation of Article 370 could be gauged from the fact that Jammu and Kashmir did not witness a single incident of stone pelting in 2023 while there was a 66 percent decline in terrorist incidents and an 81 percent drop in civilian killings.
“The statistics are a testimony to the established peace and tranquility in the region which used to witness bloodbath, stone-pelting, and shutdowns on any given day due to misrule and mis-governance of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre and the dynasty politics encouraged by the two families of Kashmir-Abdullah and Mufti families. The credit of this remarkable change on ground should be credited to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister,” he said.
While addressing the meeting of party workers and leaders at district headquarter, Supwal, in Samba district, the leaders called upon party cadre to further speed up door to door campaign so that every citizen must be apprised of developmental works initiated by Modi led government at Centre and ensure hat trick of BJP in ensuing Parliamentary elections.
The meeting was also addressed by Constituency Vistarak, Inderjeet Sharma, District President Th. Kashmira Singh, District Vice President Advocate Jitender Sharma, District General Secretary Narinder Singh, District Media Secretary Swatantar Singh, District Spokesperson, Parveen Lata, Office Secretary Ranjeet Singh Salathia, Onkar Padha, District General Secretary, Mukul Padha, Social Media Incharge, Akshay Choudhary IT Incharge, Mohinderpal Bikka, Kisan Morcha District president, Narinder Singh, Kisan Morcha District General Secretary, Rajesh Upadhayaya, Ghagwal Mandal president and others.