Have a united single stand on August 5 decision Azad \
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Have a united single stand on August 5 decision Azad

30-Nov-2021
Jammu Nov 29 PTI Hours after National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah expressed disappointment over his remarks on Article 370 senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said they have a united single stand on the August 5 2019 decision of the central government which led to widespread public dissatisfaction in Jammu and Kashmir Azad said his speech in Kashmir Valley was misreported by some sections of the media and reiterated his demand for the restoration of statehood and an early assembly election next year Referring to the reported remarks of Azad that it is meaningless to speak about Article 370 Abdullah at a public meeting in Kishtwar district of Jammu province said Im disappointed by his statement as he is a senior leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir If Article 370 is our heritage it is also your partys legacy more than ours It was first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress who brought Article 370 and today Congressmen are not willing to safeguard their legacy So how can one expect it to save the people he said The NC leader said Our case for restoration of Article 370 before the Supreme Court is very strong We expected support from opposition parties but they are silent Our existence is linked to this article If they are not ready to fight this battle no issue we will single-handedly take it to its logical conclusion We will fight because this fight is linked to the future of the people of JK its jobs and land which is the first priority of the locals he said adding that their fight is based on justice and for restoration of the honour and dignity which was snatched from them unconstitutionally Without mentioning Abdullah Azad in a Facebook post shared a video clip of his speech and said some sections of the media tried to misquote my speech in Kashmir Let me make it clear we have a united single stand on the August 5 decision The decision has led to widespread public dissatisfaction in Jammu as well as Kashmir he said Azad said the unemployment rate is sky-high in Jammu and Kashmir and tourism is also finished Instances of militancy related incidents have gone up We want an end to the problems faced by the public Statehood must be restored an early election held next year and jobsland act brought back he said PTI TAS SKL SMN SMN
30-Nov-2021 National
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Nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace and development in JK Amit Shah \
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Nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace and development in JK Amit Shah

24-Oct-2021
Jammu Oct 24 PTI Asserting that the government is aiming to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to civilian killings Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said nobody would be allowed to disrupt peace and development in the union territory which has a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modis heart He said Rs 12000 crore worth of investment has already come to the union territory and the government aims at a total of Rs 51000 crore by the end of 2022 to provide five lakh jobs to the local youth Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile states special status and bifurcated it into two union territories of JK and Ladakh on August 5 2019 Addressing a public rally at Bhagwati Nagar here Shah without naming the Congress National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP said the three families are answerable to the people for their failure to develop Jammu and Kashmir over the past seven decades The new phase of development under the leadership of Modi has started in JK but attempts are being made by inimical elements to create a hurdle I have come here to assure you that nobody will be able to create a hurdle and disrupt peace and development Shah who arrived at the well-attended rally amid thunderous applause and sloganeering by people said In an apparent reference to the killing of 11 civilians by terrorists in targeted attacks across Kashmir this month he said some people are raising questions about the prevailing security situation in the UT but I want to answer them with facts and figures Between 2004 and 2014 a total of 2081 civilians were killed with average deaths of 239 annually From 2014 till September this year 239 civilians unfortunately lost their lives which accounted 30 deaths per year The figures are down but we are not satisfied the home minister said adding We want to build such an atmosphere that not a single person loses his life and the terrorism is wiped out He said a new phase of development has started which cannot be stopped by anyone Jammu and Kashmir is placed in the heart of the prime minister and under his government there will be no injustice discrimination or appeasement he said Shah said the time for sidelining the people of Jammu has come to an end and now both Kashmir and Jammu will be developed together Jammu has borne the brunt of discrimination for years together Now there will be no injustice with anyone and both Kashmir and Jammu will be developed together and the developed JK will strengthen India he said Listing various steps taken by the government since the formation of the BJP government at the Centre he said five lakh jobs are being created in Jammu and Kashmir while 25000 people have been provided government jobs in the past two years through service selection board The three families used to say who will come and invest in JK Till date we have got an investment of Rs 7000 crore in Jammu and Rs 5000 crore in Kashmir And when we came out with a new industrial policy the three families who have deprived the people of JK of various benefits started raising questions We have had Rs 12000 crore investment due to the efforts of the prime minister and are looking forward to an investment of Rs 51000 crore by the end of 2022 he said Targeting the three families he said they were asking what the government is going to give to JK We have a long list of what we have given to JK and the people know it very well but the people of JK are demanding an answer from them as to what they have given to JK despite ruling the erstwhile state for the past seven decades Have you thought of anyone else other than your own family members He said soon after Modi became the prime minister he released a Rs 55000-crore financial package of which Rs 33000 crore has already been spent on various developmental projects Today I have laid the foundation of various projects worth Rs 15000 crore These three families together have not done so much development during their entire rule he said PTI TAS SKL SMN SMN
24-Oct-2021 National
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Time for sidelining people of Jammu has come to an end Amit Shah \
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Time for sidelining people of Jammu has come to an end Amit Shah

24-Oct-2021
Jammu Oct 24 PTI The time for sidelining the people of Jammu has come to an end and now both Kashmir and Jammu will be developed together Home Minister Amit Shah told a public rally here on Sunday Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile states special status and bifurcated it into union territories on August 5 2019 Addressing the rally in Bhagwati Nagar area the home minister said no one will now be able to create any hurdle in the development of Jammu and Kashmir He said Rs 12000 crore worth of investment has already come to the union territory and the government aims at a total of Rs 51000 crore by the end of 2022 If the youth join the development of Jammu and Kashmir terrorists will fail in their sinister design he asserted The home minister said the government is aiming that no civilian gets killed in violence and terrorism is wiped out from Jammu and Kashmir Shah arrived at the well-attended rally amid thunderous applause and sloganeering by people Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in strength in and around the venue PTI TAS SKL SMN SMN
24-Oct-2021 National
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