Jammu and Kashmir Elections: Amit Shah releases manifesto, says ‘Article 370 will never come back’

Elections are to be held in the state in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. The results will be declared on October 8.

Srinagar: BJP released the party’s manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Home Minister Amit Shah said, Jammu and Kashmir is, was and will remain a part of India. In 10 years, the state has developed and is developing. Today, Article 370 and 35 (A) have become a thing of the past. Now it is not a part of our Constitution. All this happened due to the powerful decision of PM Narendra Modi. Article 370 has become history. We will never let it come.’

He said, ‘Once upon a time, under the shadow of Article 370, there were separatism, organizations like Hurriyat and governments bowing to them. You all know that Jammu and Kashmir has been very important for our party since independence. We have made a lot of efforts to keep this territory connected with India. Our party believes that Jammu and Kashmir was and will always be a part of India. Many years have passed, till 2014 there was the shadow of separatism and terrorism here. Many factors kept destabilizing Jammu and Kashmir. The period from 2014 to 2024 has been 10 years of peace and development, good governance. Tourism has flourished.’

There are 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, of which 47 are in the valley and 43 in the Jammu division. Elections are to be held in the state in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. The results will be declared on October 8.

BJP has released a list of 40-star campaigners for election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party President JP Nadda. The list also includes the names of Shivraj Chauhan, Yogi Adityanath, and Smriti Irani.