Cong says will bring back Article 370 but never mentions reclaiming PoK: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched an attack on the Congress party, reviving the "urban naxal" accusation and saying that while Congress claims it will restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), it has never said that it will reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Addressing a public rally in Haryana's Palwal, PM Modi alleged that Congress is against the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and has never fully implemented the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir.

"We will vote for the safety of our daughters, employment, good infrastructure, and roads... Congress has only one agenda: the 'urban naxal' agenda. They (Congress) say they will bring back Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir but have never mentioned reclaiming PoK. This does not come out of their mouths. Congress has fragmented Kashmir. They don't discuss bringing back PoK but want to restore Article 370. Pakistan's government has supported the Congress party. Congress is the most deceitful party," the Prime Minister said.

 

He labelled Congress as the "biggest anti-Dalit party" in the country and alleged that it intends to end reservations, with Haryana serving as their "test state."

"The Congress has planned to end reservations... Haryana is their test state. But no one can end reservations as long as Modi and the BJP are here. They abuse me and (Haryana Chief Minister) Saini ji day and night," he added.

PM Modi claimed that Congress has polarised people for votes and aims to end reservations for Dalits and backward classes.

"Congress has only one agenda: maximum appeasement for votes. Today, Congress is claiming that it will end reservations for Dalits and backward classes. This is what they did in Karnataka. As soon as the Congress government was formed there, they snatched reservations from Dalits and backward classes and gave them to their vote bank by declaring universities and institutions as minorities," he alleged.

Referring to the Hooda family, he criticized the opposition party for its alleged infighting within the state unit.

"The people here can see the conflict within Congress in Haryana. The angriest against Congress are from the Dalit, backward, and deprived communities. The Dalit community has decided that they will not become pawns to further the politics of the father and son," he added.

He further said that Haryana has a history of forming the same government in the state as the one in power at the centre.

"You formed the BJP government in Delhi for the third time, and now you people have decided to form the BJP government here in Haryana for the third time as well," he said.

Haryana will go to the polls on October 5 to elect its 90-member state legislative assembly, with counting set to take place on October 8. In the 2019 elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party, securing 40 seats, while Congress won 30 seats.