Jammu: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday issued a stern warning to “Pakistan-backed terrorists”, asserting that any attempt to incite violence in the country would lead to their elimination.
“I want to say that if Pakistan-backed terrorists try to incite terrorism anywhere, they will face their worst elimination…. This is a new India, which will not tolerate terrorism but will crush it and bury it,” he said.
“Today, India has a zero tolerance policy toward terrorism. If anyone, with Pakistan’s support, tries to spread the seeds of terrorism in J&K, they will neither have a shroud to cover them nor two yards of land to be buried in,” Adityanath told a public rally in Ramnagar area of Udhampur district.
The UP chief minister also cited the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya as a success of the “double-engine government” model.
“If you want to see an example of a ‘double-engine government’, the biggest one is the Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh, which was built after 500 years. When we started the process of the Ram Mandir, some people said that if the Ram Mandir decision was made and construction started, rivers of blood would flow. We said this is a new India, where security is the highest priority,” he said.
Adityanath claimed there has not been a single instance of riot in UP in the last seven-and-half years and added, “I believe Jammu and Kashmir should also be a part of such development under the double-engine government.”
He also accused the Congress, National Conference, and the Peoples Democratic Party of exploiting Jammu and Kashmir for political gain by “promoting terrorism.”
“Who are the people who gave a religious colour to Jammu and Kashmir and turned it into a warehouse of terrorism? They exploited the people, promoted family rule, encouraged corruption, and supported terrorism for their political gains,” he said.
“With the scrapping of Article 370 by Prime Minister Modi, the nursery of terrorism has been permanently closed,” said Adityanath, who addressed four rallies in the Jammu region for the final phase of elections on October 1.
Adityanath claimed that the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir has brought peace and prosperity to the region earlier racked with violence and criticised the opposition parties for advising against the law’s scrapping.
“These are the same people who said, before Article 370 was abrogated, that if anyone touched it, rivers of blood would flow in Jammu and Kashmir. After the removal of Article 370, the opposite happened. Peace came to Jammu and Kashmir, development and progress took place, and people are happy, making it one of the best states,” he said.
“The old days of corruption, terrorism, separatism, and dynasty rule will not return. The people have decided to bid farewell to these three families, and after the elections, their exit will be confirmed,” he added.
‘Pakistan could be split into three parts if it keeps supporting terrorism’
If Pakistan continues to support terrorism, it could be split into three parts, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday.
Issuing the warning to the neighbouring country at an election rally in Kathua, Adityanath said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is already prepared to merge with India.
“Even Pakistan-backed terrorists know the price Pakistan will have to pay for supporting terrorism. It could lead to Pakistan being divided into three parts, with no trace of it left,” Adityanath said.
“Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is sitting, ready to merge with India. They want freedom from Pakistan, they want development, ration, peace, and Ayushman health cards, but all of this is only possible within India,” he added.
He asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote for the BJP, calling it the only option for good governance, peace, stability, and development in the region.
Highlighting Pakistan’s economic struggles, Adityanath remarked, “Pakistan’s situation is such that it is going around with a begging bowl. It’s no secret that their government has taken their people. Even Balochistan is now saying they don’t want to stay with Pakistan because they are treated like foreigners.”
The UP chief minister also reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “firm” stance against terrorism, saying “water and terrorism cannot flow together,” referring to the Indus Waters Treaty.
