Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Mar 26: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed unprecedented and unmatchable development during Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre.
“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 co-In charge, Jammu – Reasi-Samba Parliamentary constituency, Zorawar Singh Jamwal while slamming the opposition parties for their unfounded statements on infrastructural development in the Union Territory.
He said Jammu and Kashmir is the only UT 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 UT.
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 tranquillity 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-Abdullahs and Muftis. The credit of this remarkable change on ground should be given to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister,” he said.
While addressing the meeting of party workers and leaders at district headquarter, Supwal, here, BJP leaders called upon party cadre to further speed up door to door campaign and apprise people of developmental works of Modi Government at Centre.
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