‘Nafrat ki dukaan pe mohabbat ka board lagaya hai’: Modi slams Rahul, opposition in poll-bound J-K

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched a scathing attack on his arch nemesis Rahul Gandhi and the opposite opposition parties in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, claiming that they are running ‘nafrat ki dukaan’ (stores of hate) less than the guise of “mohabbat ki dukaan” (stores of affection).

Addressing a public gathering in Doda district in Jammu region of the erstwhile state, Modi attacked the Congress, National Conference, and the People’s Democratic Birthday celebration over their pre-poll promise of restoring Article 370, claiming that this may push the Union Territory back to the era when schools were torched and stone-pelting became a norm.

‘Nafrat ki dukaan pe…’

The prime minister also claimed that the opposition parties will “snatch the reservation” benefits granted to the Pahadi community if voted to power in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Congress, PDP and NC would have to revive Article 370. Which could maybe mean that the three families will over again snatch the reservation of the Pahadis. If their manifestos are implemented, the colleges will over again be burnt, children will have stones in their hands, and there may perhaps be strikes,” he claimed

“They point out the Constitution. Ye nafrat ki dukaan pe mohabbat ki dukaan ka board laga kar ke ghumte hai (they are running stores of hate by disguising them as stores of affection),” the prime minister said.

‘Opposition hiding misdeeds within the back of constitution’

In a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Modi said the opposition are keeping a duplicate of the Constitution in their pockets to hide their “misdeeds”, and asked why the Pahadi, SC, ST and OBC communities were now not granted reservation benefits earlier.

“In most modern times they (the opposition) keep a book of the Constitution in their pockets. Why are they doing this? They are doing so to hide their misdeeds. They'd disrespected the soul of the Constitution. Why were there two Constitutions here? Why were Pahadi, SC, ST, and OBC, deprived of reservation?,” he asked.

“After so many generations, the BJP government has granted them reservations. Lately, there are a lot of folk who, for the primary time, have received the precise to vote. The Constitution of India grants each person the precise to vote. Alternatively, individuals who carried the Constitution in their pockets had deprived greater than a considerable collection of you of this right for 75 years,” Modi asserted.

Every J-K resident ‘priority’ for BJP

Attacking the Congress over most modern remarks by party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Modi said, “What's the thinking and intention of the Congress? This also becomes clear from the words of its president. He comes here and says, ‘If we got 20 seats more, all the BJP leaders, including Modi, would have been in prison’. Is that this their agenda?”

PM Modi said that any resident of Jammu and Kashmir, irrespective of his religion, region and cultural affiliation, is a “priority for the BJP government.”

“I guarantee to safeguard your rights. It’s simplest the BJP so that you may give a boost to statehood to Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

Entire J-K may perhaps be connected by means of railways

The Prime Minister highlighted the work done by the BJP-led government within the Union Territory and said that the central government is connecting the far off parts of Jammu and Kashmir by rail.

“People of Ramban district, Doda Kishtwar and Kashmir Valley can reach Delhi without delay by train, we'll fulfil this dream of yours. Very soon, the work of the railway line going from Delhi to Srinagar by means of Ramban may perhaps be completed. The station is prepared and the trial has also started.

Very soon, this part may additionally be connected to your entire united states by train. Which is our unravel to produce better education and better treatment to the poorest of the poor families,” Modi said.

“J-K is the state of the U.S. where every family gets free treatment up to Rs 5 lakhs. J-K BJP has announced to produce free treatment up to Rs 7 lakh to each poor family…The eldest woman of the family has also announced to deposit Rs 18,000 yearly within the bank account of the eldest woman of the family…Till now, the farmers of J-K were getting Rs 6,000 less than PM Samman Nidhi. Now the BJP has announced to amplify it to Rs. 10,000,” he added.

Modi also mentioned that the BJP’s J-K unit has announced the Pandit Premnath Dogra Rozgar Yojana, less than which lakhs of most modern employment opportunities may perhaps be created.

“There became a time when the formative years here were forced to move to other states of the U.S. for better education. Lately, be it medical college, AIIMS or IIT, the seats in Jammu and Kashmir have grown manifold. Now, our BJP J-K unit has announced the Pandit Premnath Dogra Rozgar Yojana. Under this, lakhs of most modern employment opportunities may perhaps be created here if a BJP government is formed within the state,” he asserted.

The elections in Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled for September 18, September 25, and October 1, with counting set for October eight. Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban district will go to polls for eight Assembly seats in Phase 1 on September 18.

(With ANI inputs)