Delhi: The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Prime Minister Narender Modi has not only controlled militancy in Jammu and Kashmir but has demolished the terror ecosystem in J&K.
Shah while speaking at the book launch of ‘J&K and Ladakh Through the Ages’ said that Kashmir is and has always been an inseparable part of India.
He also said that the Modi government abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 and added that Articles 370 and 35A came in the way of full unison of Kashmir with the rest of the country.
“After the abrogation of Article 370, terrorism has been reduced by 70 per cent. Congress can accuse us of whatever they want. PM Modi released a package of Rs 80,000 crore,” he said.
“To understand Bharat, the facts connecting our country need to be understood. To analyse where Kashmir and Ladakh were by twisting the facts on the basis of who ruled it, who lived here, and what agreements were signed, is pointless…and only historians with a distorted sense, lacking proper sense of history can do this,” he added.
The Union Minister said the book proves that the culture, languages, scripts, spiritual thoughts, artwork at pilgrim places, trade and commerce that was spread across the country was present in Kashmir for at least 10000 years and spread from there to several other parts of the country.
“When 8000-year-old books mention Kashmir and Jhelum, then no one can comment on to whom Kashmir belongs. Kashmir is and has always been an inseparable part of India.”
He said India is the only country in the world whose geo-culture and boundaries have been shaped by its culture.
Amit Shah said time has come to get rid of history written to please rulers. “It is time to present the country’s history through facts and proofs and present it to the world…” he said.
He expressed his gratitude to PM Modi for giving a new life to the languages of Kashmir.