Till There Is No Peace, No Talks With Pakistan: Amit Shah Makes It Clear

Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday once again made it clear that till there is no peace, there will no talks with Pakistan . The Home Minister affirmed India's position towards Pakistan as he was hitting out the National Conference’s manifesto which mentions that they will create an atmosphere for talks with Pakistan .

Further hitting out at the National Conference, Amit Shah said that they want to spread terrorism, snatch reservation of Gujjars, Bakarwal, Paharis and Dalits.

" Congress and NC want to bring back two flags, article in Jammu and Kashmir, will you? They want to snatch the reservation of Gujjars, Bakarwal, Paharis and Dalits. I want to tell one thing to Rahul Gandhi : no matter how much effort you put in, we will not let the reservation of Gujjars, Bakarwal, Paharis and Dalits be touched. Abrogation of Article 370 has given rights to women, will you let them snatch their rights? They want to release the criminals wrapped up in terrorism, but we won't let them spread terrorism in Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri, Doda. They say we will re-strat LoC trade but who will benefit from it? There profit will be used in spreading terrorism. They want to talk to Pakistan but I want to say that till there is no peace, there will be no talks with Pakistan .”

Amit Shah assures Jammu and Kashmir's statehood 

Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday assured people about the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood after the assembly election, which he said is the first under the national flag and the Constitution following the abrogation of Article 370 by the Narendra Modi government.

He accused the Congress -National Conference alliance of attempting to revive the "old system" and pushing Jammu and Kashmir into terrorism and corruption.

The NDA government will not allow the revival of terrorism, "autonomy" and injustice with any community, including Gujjars, Pahari, Bakerwals and Dalits who were granted reservation by the BJP dispensation, he said.

Shah was in Jammu on a two-day visit to boost the BJP 's election campaign for the three-phase assembly polls, beginning September 18.

He released the party's manifesto on his first day of visit on Friday and also chaired two crucial meetings with senior leaders to discuss the campaign strategy.

"The upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir are historic because, after Independence, the polls are happening for the first time under our national flag and Constitution, unlike the past practice of two flags and two constitutions.

"From Kashmir to Kanyakumari we have only one prime minister and he is Modi," Shah told a BJP workers' rally here on Saturday before leaving for Delhi.

Taking a dig at the National Conference- Congress alliance, he alleged they are trying to push Jammu and Kashmir into the fire of corruption and terrorism once again while the BJP -led government has brought down terror incidents in the Union territory by 70 per cent.

"The National Conference and the Congress will never be able to form a government in J-K, be confident about it," Shah told BJP workers, encouraging them to ensure the success of the party candidates to form the next government.

Shah started his over half-an-hour speech by paying tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Pandit Prem Nath Dogra and Baba Daleep Singh Manhas and extended greetings to the nation on Ganesh Chaturthi and the Jain community on Paryushana Parva.

"This election is being held outside the shadow of Article 370. We have seen its miracle in the Lok Sabha elections when 58.46 per cent of voters exercised their franchise unlike in the past when 10 per cent voting was being celebrated by the previous governments in Delhi.

"This is the biggest success of democracy," he said, reiterating that there will be no talks with Pakistan till terrorism ends and peace is restored.

On the opposition's poll promise of statehood restoration, Shah said, "I want to ask Farooq Abdullah and Rahul Gandhi , who is going to restore the statehood. You cannot give it back. Why are you misleading the public?" "It is the central government and BJP and I have already said inside Parliament that we will restore statehood at an appropriate time after assembly elections. They should hear my speech on August 5 and 6 (2019).” He also criticised the NC for its promise of releasing "stone-pelters and terrorists" from jails and alleged that their aim is to revive terrorism in the peaceful Poonch, Rajouri and Doda districts of Jammu.

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