Manipuri (UP), June 06: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the two-month-long Amarnath Yatra planned for this year reflects the government’s confidence and people’s enthusiasm.
Addressing a gathering of prominent citizens here to mark the completion of nine years of the government headed by PM Narendra Modi, Dr Jitendra Singh, as the chief guest, said, “Jammu & Kashmir and North-East present a befitting example of deft handling of the menace of terrorism and extremism under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.”
He added that in tune with vote-bank politics, Congress and its allied political parties had “developed a vested interest in allowing Article 370 to continue even though, in the constitution, it was noted and mentioned as a temporary provision”.
“Due to the overall peaceful atmosphere and confidence of the government and enthusiasm of the common man, for the first time after many years, the holy Amarnath Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir starting from 1st July will be of two-month-long duration, which was earlier sometimes restricted to even 15-20 days due to security and other considerations,” he said, adding, “For the first time, nearly 50,000 people are having Darshan per day at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, not to speak of the record number of 1 crore, 70 lakh tourists visiting the State in last season.”
Dr Singh pointed out that the recent most successful G20 event in Jammu & Kashmir inclusive of official deliberations, Shikara rides, golf, shopping in busy markets, cultural events and participation by all sections of society is a refreshing moment, setting a benchmark for future big events.
The youth of J&K is highly aspirational and does not want to miss the bus but is keen to move on and be led by Modi, he added.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave Jammu and Kashmir real “self-rule’ by ensuring the successful conduct of regular Panchayat elections and the first-ever District Development Council (DDC) polls in seven decades, in November 2020.
On the question of conducting assembly polls, the minister said the call has to be taken by the Election Commission of India by consulting with other agencies. The BJP is always ready for it as they work 24x7x365 on the ground, Dr Singh said.
