Amit Shah said the Congress and the National Council are working to hold talks with Pakistan. | File photo
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that no terrorist or stone pelter will be released from Jammu and Kashmir and there will be no talks with Pakistan until terrorism is eradicated.
Addressing an election rally in Nowshera in support of JK BJP president Ravinder Raina, the senior BJP leader said he would like to speak to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, whom he referred to as “lions”.
They (NC-Congress alliance) want to release stone pelters and terrorists (after the formation of their government as promised in their manifesto). Farooq Abdullah is talking about resurgence of terrorism in the hills of Jammu, but I want to tell you that this is Modi government and we will bury terrorism in patal’ (deep in the earth). No terrorist or stone pelter will be released, he said.
Shah said North Carolina and Congress are pushing for talks with Pakistan.
I want to tell Farooq Abdullah and Rahul Gandhi that there will be no dialogue with Pakistan until terrorism is ended. I will talk to my lions (JK youth) and not to Pakistan.
Referring to the underground bunkers built by the government over the years for the safety of border residents, he said there will be no need for such structures as no one has the power to open fire from across the border.
If they fire a bullet, we will respond with a shell, he said.
He also criticised the NC-Congress leaders’ comments on reservations, saying that no one will be allowed to touch the reservations given to the underprivileged sections, including Paharis, Gujjars, Dalits and other backward classes.
Rahul Gandhi says in the US there is no need for reservations. I want to tell you that you will not be allowed to end reservations for deserving communities, he said.
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First published: September 22, 2024 | 1:07 PM IS
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