Jammu, Jul 6 (PTI) BJP’s “lotus will bloom in the Kashmir Valley” as well, party’s national president Nitin Nabin said on Monday, asserting that the saffron party would soon form its own government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Nabin arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit, his first after becoming the party president, to review the party’s organisational affairs.
“The day is not far when the Bharatiya Janata Party will form its own government in Jammu and Kashmir,” Nabin said while addressing party workers at a function organised to mark Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary.
Reiterating the Centre’s commitment towards the Union Territory, Nabin said the government in New Delhi was firmly committed to the development of Jammu and Kashmir and urged party workers to take the Centre’s welfare schemes to every household.
“We are aware that the present government here continues to follow what we consider a dual approach towards Jammu and Kashmir. We have never viewed beneficiaries through the prism of religion. Every poor person is an Indian citizen whose welfare is our responsibility,” he said.
Calling for sustained organisational work to realise the vision of a “developed India” by 2047, the BJP president exhorted party workers to strengthen the organisation through sustained effort, like the previous organisations, and realise the dream of Viksit Bharat.
“I am confident that by then we will also have transformed Jammu and Kashmir into a developed region,” Nabin said.
Highlighting the Modi government’s economic achievements, Nabin said India has emerged as the world’s second-largest mobile phone manufacturer.
“There was a time when India was known merely as a source of manpower…Today, India is no longer just a manpower power—it is emerging as a manufacturing power,” he said.
Recalling India’s Operation Sindoor, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, he said this is not the old India.
“If anyone attacks our citizens, India will respond firmly,” he said, stressing that Jammu and Kashmir was an inseparable part of India.
Targeting the Congress over its stand on Jammu and Kashmir, Nabin asserted that the constitutional changes brought after the abrogation of Article 370 were irreversible.
“Those days are over. The temporary constitutional arrangements that once existed in Jammu and Kashmir have come to an end and cannot be restored,” he said.
He also said the revival of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir reflected the improving security environment, adding that the sector was generating new employment opportunities for the youth and strengthening the local economy. PTI AB AB AMJ AMJ
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