Abrogation of Art 370 transformed J&K: Rana

Jammu, May 16: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devender Singh Rana on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir stands holistically transformed after the abrogation of Article 370, with remarkable turnaround seen in the overall situation, infrastructural development and implementation of various welfare schemes.
“In the wake of unwavering dedication and strategic initiatives taken by visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Union Territory has ushered in an era of stability, development and unity,” Rana said while addressing a public meeting as part of the election campaign for the BJP candidate from Gurdaspur Punjab parliamentary Constituency Dinesh Singh Babbu.
He said the BJP’s commitment to inclusive governance as per Prime Minister’s Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas has fostered a sense of belonging with a renewed spirit of confidence among people so much so that the political entities believing in separatism have also now realized the futility of their misadventure and shown intent to join the mainstream. “This is a huge shift in the political landscape, all because of the firm leadership at the Centre and unflinching support of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to the initiatives for bringing lasting peace in once trouble-torn state, he said, adding that the people are for the first time having a feel of being at the centre stage of various schemes aimed at ameliorating their lot,” he said.
The BJP leader said the past decade has witnessed the Modi government surmounting numerous challenges on domestic and global fronts, and the next five years are going to be an unprecedented era of holistic development, economic growth and social harmony, leading the nation to become ‘Vishvaguru’.
Rana explained the schemes and historic initiatives taken by the Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government in the past ten years. He mentioned the “path-breaking” initiatives taken across Jammu and Kashmir. “The investments are going to manifest in industrialization on a mega scale thus opening vistas of opportunities for economic empowerment and generation of jobs for professionals, technocrats, educated unemployed besides skilled and unskilled workforce,” he said.
The Union Territory is at the threshold of a new era of peace and progress as per Naya Jammu Kashmir’s vision of the Prime Minister with tourism booming, gardens blooming and stone pelting becoming a nightmare of the past. “A new hope is emerging among the people about next five years focusing on sustaining the gains of the peace with development and economic prosperity getting new wings,” he asserted.