Jammu, June 11: Former minister and senior vice president of BJP J&K Surjeet Singh Slathia on Sunday spelled out the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his nine-year government, saying one of the major highlights has been the restoration of peace in Jammu and Kashmir, making it a safe destination for travellers and investors from across the world.
Addressing the people during Maha Jansamparak Abhyan to mark the completion of the nine years of the Modi government, along with senior BJP karyakartas at the village Swankha in the Ramgarh assembly constituency, Slathia referred to the recently concluded three-day Working Group meeting of G20 Conclave in Srinagar and said this reflected the changing times in Kashmir and peoples deep yearning for peace and stability.
He said more than doubling the investment in J&K to Rs 75,000 crore by this year’s end, five times the investment happened in the past 74 years holds promise about the huge turnaround in the economic and developmental scenario in the Union Territory. While the influx of tourists crossed the all-time high mark of 1.80 crores last year, this year the numbers are expected to go over two crores, which reflects the success of various initiatives taken during the past nearly four years, post abrogation of Article 370, he added.
Slathia also noted with satisfaction the efforts being made to harness J&K’s hydel potential optimally, saying the target to double the generation in the next three years and three times in seven years will make a huge difference as far as meeting the domestic requirements and in turn giving a fillip to the economic landscape of the Union Territory. He hoped that the power generation in the Tawi basin will prove a game changer not only in terms of achieving self-reliance but also in generating jobs for the local skilled, unskilled and educated workforce.
He said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new era of hope and promise with the era of despondency becoming a nightmare of the past. He dwelt in detail about various path-breaking measures taken across Jammu and Kashmir during recent years with an avowed objective of ensuring development, creating infrastructural facilities, strengthening utility services and giving a fillip to growth as a result of massive investments.
“BJP believes in inclusive Jammu and Kashmir, with every segment of society, irrespective of region, religion, race or caste having equal opportunities to prosper and progress and equal rights in the governance. The people’s power will triumph under the cherished agenda of Modi’s Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas,” he maintained.
