Congress’s mistakes cost Kashmir its peace: Amit Shah

Patna, Nov 3: Holding the Congress rule responsible for decades of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Narendra Modi-led government follows a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism.
Addressing election rallies in Sheohar and Sitamarhi areas of Bihar, Shah said that during Congress governments, Pakistani terrorists used to infiltrate into India frequently, but no strong action was taken. “It was the Congress government who is responsible for the decades of terrorism and violence in Kashmir, while the PM Modi government hit back at the terrorism with full force,” he said.
Shah added, “Earlier, Pakistani terrorists used to sneak into India every day. Did Congress and Lalu ever respond to them? They would feed them biryani instead,” he said.
The Home Minister said that the present government has changed this approach. “When Uri was attacked, we conducted a surgical strike. When Pulwama was attacked, we carried out an airstrike. And when Pahalgam was attacked, within ten days we entered Pakistan and eliminated the terrorists through Operation Sindoor,” he said. “If bullets are fired from there, the answer will be with shells from here.”
According to Shah, PM Modi has taken several steps in the last eleven years to eliminate terrorism. “When Congress was in power, terrorist attacks used to happen every other day, and no firm action was taken. When PM Modi came to power, terrorists were eliminated by entering Pakistan,” he said.
“PM Modi secured this nation and worked for its progress,” he said, adding that the government has zero tolerance against terrorism.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, addressing a separate gathering, accused the Congress of creating disputes in Kashmir and said the party was responsible for the implementation of Article 370 in the erstwhile state. “Who caused disputes in Kashmir? It was Congress,” he said.
Yogi Adityanath said that under Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah, Kashmir had been freed from terrorism and extremism.
“What was the compulsion that the Kashmir Valley became devoid of Hindus? It was Congress’s sin that Article 370 was implemented in Kashmir. Pakistanis were settling there, while the rest of the Indians were being asked to vacate Kashmir,” he said.
Both leaders said that the current government had brought a change in India’s approach to national security and would continue to act firmly against terrorism. (KNO)