'J&K is Now Majboot, Not Majboor...': PM Modi's Address in Srinagar | Top Quotes

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addressed at Rally in Srinagar's Sher-e-kashmir Stadium on Thursday, in the wake ongoing polls in Jammu and Kashmir, where he took a dig at the opposition parties in the state and hailed the democratic progress in the state after abrogation of article 370 and 35A. 

'The three families here have crushed 'Jamhooriat' (democracy) and 'Kashmiriat'. They considered the politics of Jammu and Kashmir as their property.', said PM Modi while attacking the other political parties. 

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'Bridging Distance Between 'Dil'and Delhi':Here are Top Quotes from PM Modi's address in Srinagar 

• Our Kashmiri Pandits have played a huge role in nurturing and promoting Kashmiriyat. But the selfish politics of three families made Kashmiri Hindus homeless from their homes, our Sikh families were also oppressed. 
• These three families and their people remained partners in every oppression committed against the Kashmiri Hindus and Sikh brothers and sisters here. Congress -NC-PDP just did the division. But BJP is uniting everyone. We are bridging the distance between 'Dil'and Delhi.
• 'The three families here have crushed 'Jamhooriat' (democracy) and 'Kashmiriat'. Recall what they did here in the 1980s. They considered the politics of Jammu and Kashmir as their property. They don't want anyone to prosper apart from their family members. Why did they stop Panchayat, BDC and DDC elections? They felt that new people will emerge in politics and then they will challenge their 'khandani nizam'
•  Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing the festival of democracy at the moment. Yesterday, first phase of voting was done in seven districts and for the first time the voting was held without any shadow of terror. 
• “Our youth were away from studies outside the schools and colleges and these three families ( Congress , NC and PDP) were happy by putting stones in their hands. These people have ruined the future of our children for their own benefit,” PM Modi said addressing the rally. New colleges are coming up in the state, AIIMS is being established  in Awantipora. In nursing, 1,500 new seats have been added.
• Now, the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir are not helpless (majboor), but they are now becoming strong (mazboot)
• I can see that today my brothers and sisters of Kashmir are saying ‘Khush Aamdeed PM’. 

As per the schedule of assembly elections in J&K, polls in the state will be held in 3 phases. While the first phase will be held on Sept 18, the second and third phases will take place on Sept 25 and October 1 respectively.  The counting of votes and results will be declared on October 4.