Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Wednesday emphatically stated that no one will be able to separate Kashmir from India whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were in power at the Centre, or not.
Addressing an election rally here, an area that falls underthe Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, Shah said if voted back to power, thesaffron party will remove Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir.
“Modi is India’s Prime Minister now. He will be electedas the Prime Minister again. But even if a time comes when neither Modiji norBJP is in power at the centre, even then no one will be able to separateKashmir from India,” Shah said.
“Till the time a single BJP activist is alive, we willnot let that happen. Kashmir is an inseparable part of India. It is jewel inthe crown of our motherland. Give us 23 seats in Bengal. We promise we willabolish article 370 from Kashmir,” he told the people here.
Attacking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for inviting herformer Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah in the mega anti-BJP rallyheld in Kolkata on January 19, Shah demanded that Banerjee should clarifywhether she supports Adbullah’s statements seeking a separate Prime Ministerfor Kashmir.
“Mamata Banerjee had invited Omar Abdullah in Kolkata’sBrigade Parade Ground and held his hand. Omar Abdullah has given a statementthat there should be a separate Prime Minister in Kashmir. Tell me should therebe two Prime Ministers in a country?” he asked.
“I want to ask Mamata didi whether she agrees to thestatement of Abdullah. I am sure she will be silent because it is a question ofher vote bank,” the BJP leader said.
Speaking in a region dominated by members of the Dalit Matuacommunity, a Hindu sect who have migrated from Bangladesh, Shah reiterated thatonce re-elected, the Narendra Modi government will bring the citizenshipAmendment Bill to ensure the citizenship rights for all the refugees in thecountry.
He also claimed that the ouster of Banerjee’s TrinamoolCongress government from Bengal will be confirmed once the results of 2019polls are announced on May 23.
“Mamata didi, your ouster is confirmed. Once theresults of the 2019 polls are announced and BJP wins 23 seats, your exit willbe confirmed. The people have decided that when the election results areannounced on May 23, a new sun of ‘Paribartan’ (change) will rise inBengal,” he added.