Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during a rally in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, emphasised that terrorism will be buried so deeply in the region that no one will be able to revive it. He criticised the National Conference-Congress alliance for their stance on releasing terrorists, referencing their manifesto, and reaffirming the BJP’s commitment to preventing the resurgence of terrorism. 

“We will bury terrorism to such a level where it will never come out again. Attempts are on to revive terrorism as the National Conference and Congress manifesto talks about releasing terrorists. This is the Modi government and nobody has the power to revive terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir,” Shah said addressing an election rally in the Padder-Nagseni assembly segment in support of BJP’s candidate and former minister Sunil Sharma here.

Shah also dismissed any potential for the NC-Congress to restore Article 370, which was revoked in 2019, warning that such a move would harm the reservation rights granted to communities like the Paharis and Gujjars by the BJP.

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Shah positioned the upcoming assembly election as a contest between two powers: the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on one side, and the BJP on the other. “This election is between two powers, on one side National Conference and PDP and on the other BJP. The NC-Congress are saying that if we form the government we will restore Article 370. Tell me should it be restored? Your reservation, given by BJP to Paharis and Gujjars and others, will be snatched.

He assured voters that neither the National Conference, led by the Abdullah family, nor the Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, would succeed in forming the government in Jammu and Kashmir.  “Don’t worry, I am watching the situation in Kashmir and be assured that neither Abdullah’s nor Rahul’s party are going to form the government in J-K,” the union home minister added.

This rally comes ahead of the assembly elections, with voting for the 90-member assembly set to take place in three phases, starting on September 18, followed by September 25 and October 1.

The vote counting is to take place on October 8.

(With agency inputs)