BJP chief Amit Shah Thursday claimed the Congress and NationalConference wanted Kashmir’s separation from India, and vowed to scrap Article370 if his party is voted back to power.
Shah addressed three rallies in Madhya Pradesh, where three phasesof Lok Sabha polls are yet to be held. Speaking at Ashta in Dewas Lok Sabhaconstituency, Shah said, “If elected to power again, Article 370 (whichgives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir) will be wiped out from itsroots.”
On National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s demand for aseparate PM for J&K, Shah said the Congress also wanted a separate PM forKashmir. “The Congress and theNational Conference wanted to separate Kashmir from Hindustan. But the Modigovernment will never allow secession (of J&K) from India,” he said.Even if Modi did not return to power, BJP workers willnot allow Kashmir to secede, he said. “No BJP worker will let such a thinghappen. We will scrap Article 370 if you make Modi the PM again,” headded.