Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that his government’s “tough stance” against militancy is “giving sleepless nights” to the Congress and local parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including the PDP and NC.
Starting his political campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabhaelections with a rally in Dummi area of Akhnoor tehsil in Jammu district, Modiheld the Congress, NC and PDP responsible for the “present mess” in J&K,saying these parties have “always played politics which has benefited Pakistanand its sympathisers in the country”.
“This is the result of their (NC, Congress, PDP)togetherness and opportunism that people of J&K in particular and thecountry in general are facing a lot of difficulties and are losing their lovedones. They are responsible for the spread of militancy in the state,” he said,addressing the public rally.
Modi said that for the Congress and its allies, “chairs,aspirations of families and dynastic rule have mattered most”.
“These parties can compromise with the image and security ofthe country for their vested interests,” he said.
Modi said it has “remained the attitude of the Congress andits policy-makers that they have always boosted the morale of the sympathisersof militants and owing to this, the entire country is suffering. They are thepeople who never respected our decision-making”.
“They cannot take major decisions themselves. They arebasically dead people. But I assure each and every citizen of the state thatwith whatever the intention these people will try to stop me, this ‘chowkidaar’will also remain firm on his commitment to fight the enemies of the nationacross the border and within the country,” the Prime Minister said.
He said that in the opposition to his “campaign of teachinga lesson to the enemies”, the Congress people “are frustrated to the extentthat they are even using bad language for India which is not tolerable to anycitizen of the country”.
“Do you think this language is acceptable to any country? Ithink even an illiterate living in a far-off village will not tolerate thislanguage,” Modi said.
He said: “Sometimes, I wonder if it is the same Congress ofwhich Sardar Patel—who fought for the integration and sovereignty of thecountry—was associated with. Is it the same Congress of which Netaji SubashChander Bose was a part and later created ‘azaad hind fauj’?”
“My conscience says no, it is not that Congress. What do yousay? Can you imagine that in an attempt to oppose BJP and its policies, theCongress leaders have forgotten the national interests? This is the time whenthe entire country is speaking one language while the Congress and its alliesare harping on another raga,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister said that after the Indian air strikes inBalakote across the Line of Control, the Congress leaders, “one after theother, are using the language which no citizen of the country will tolerate”.
Modi asked the crowd: “Are you happy with the language ofCongress, NC and PDP? Their language gets claps from people of Pakistan”.
“If you will watch Pakistani channels or their social media,you will see that the militants and their handlers are praying that this’chowkidaar’ should not come to the power whatever happens and the Delhi throneshould go to this ‘mahamilativi gatthbandhan’ (heavily contaminated alliance)”.
“Are you happy with this?” Modi asked the people and said:”They are openly giving clean chit to the militants and Pakistan through ourmedia channels. And, when the masters of Congress are like this, how should weperceive the party’s pupils and its allies”.
Without naming anyone, Modi said: “Whatever happened two tothree days back was more embarrassing. A leader of National Conference used’filth’ and the country watched it. The country is also watching how theCongress has entered into an alliance with these people in Jammu”.
Modi asked the Congress and other J&K parties “whatproblem they have in saying ‘bharat mata ki jai’.”
“Are they (Congress, NC and PDP) endorsing those who arebreeding militants?” Modi asked the crowd.
He said around two-and-a-half decades back, he waved thetricolor at Lal Chowk in Srinagar and “whatever I said over there, my stand isstill the same today”.
“For the lust of power”, Modi said, “I will not change mystance ever”.
“Supporters of militants, whether across the border orwithin the country, should note down that if someone dares to hurt the securityof the country, it will cost them dearly”.
Without naming anyone, Modi praised security agencies for”grilling the separatists” and “investigating their and their organisations’links with people who promote militancy in J&K”.
He said his government is imposing ban on such organisationsand “this has troubled the Congress, NC and PDP leadership to the extent thatthey’re going through the sleepless nights”.
Modi told the crowd: “If you trust your chowkidaar, thenwrite it down that this ‘mahamilavati gatthbandhan’ will fall in a big way”.
Modi said he acknowledges the problems being faced by thepeople living along the LoC and close to International Border (IB) in Jammu andKashmir.
“I know that people living close to the LoC and IB arefacing a lot of difficulties due to the frustration of Pakistan. The Pakistaniarmy has been targeting our innocent civilians for long, but I assure you thatit will not go on in the same manner for a long time,” he said, adding, “Ourarmy is giving them befitting reply for their mistakes and they cannotwithstand our army for a longer period”.
“Do you think they can?” Modi asked the crowd, which replied”no.”
“On the one hand, we’ve a strong army to fight them and onthe other, we’ve a strong government that is taking every step to ensure thatits civilians don’t suffer, and remain secure. Our government has beenconstructing around 20000 bunkers along the LoC and IB in J&K. We willnever let them succeed in their nefarious designs”.
The Prime Minister said he knows no loss of life can beequated with compensation but “our government has also raised the ex-gratiafive times for the soldiers who are killed in the line of duty”.
He said in his support against violence, he is gettingmassive support from the people of Jammu in particular and state in general.
“I have a long history of remaining associated with Dogras.They’re very brave people and our government has been giving them everypossible opportunity to serve the forces. We’ve been getting massive supportfrom the youth and women of the state in curbing the Pakistan-sponsoredmilitancy. In our government, we’ve engaged over 20000 youth in the beltforces,” the PM added.
STARTS SPEECH IN DOGRI LANGUAGE
The Prime Minister started his speech in Dogri language.
“Main Bada Paaga’n Aala Aen Ke Migi Ajj Dobara Mauka LagyaKe Main Maa Vaishno Devi De Charna Vich Mattha Tek Sakya…Main Bawa Jitto Gi BhiChukiye Pranaam Karna. Veer Dogro’n Ki Dharti Ko Aapke Is Chowkidaar Ka Prnaam.Mitthi Ye Dogre’n Di Boli Te Khand Mitthe Log Dogre.”
The speech literally translates in English as: “I amfortunate enough that I have got another chance to pay obeisance at MataVaishno Devi here. I also pay my respect to Bawa Jitto by bowing down to him.This chowkidaar salutes the brave land of Dogras. Sweet are the people of Jammulike the language of the region”.
Starting his speech with ‘bharat mata ki jai’, PM greetedall prominent BJP leaders of the state, including the party’s state president,Ravinder Raina, MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, MoS in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh andothers.
While mentioning the names of Kavinder Gupta and NirmalSingh in his speech, the PM addressed them as former chief ministers of theState.
His short videos wherein he is heard addressing the formerdeputy chief ministers of the state as chief ministers were shared on socialnetworking sites.