Claiming that there was no fear of cross-border firing in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that if Pakistan fires a bullet, it will be responded to with a mortar shell. Speaking at a rally for the Lok Sabha poll campaign in Nowshera of Rajouri district, he said: "Concrete bunkers have been made in border areas like Nowshera by us, but I assure you that these bunkers are not needed now."
Union Minister stated: "Agar Woh Goli Chalayenge, To Hum Gola Chalayenge" meaning there would not be any cross- border firing from Pakistan, and if they fire a bullet, we will respond with a mortar shell.
Slamming Congress and National Conference, he said, "Congress and National Conference (NC) do not want reservations for Gujjars, Bakarwals, Paharis, OBCs, Valmiki Samaj etc. They say they will review these reservations if they form the government in J&K."
"Rahul Gandhi said in America recently that the reservations are not needed in India as those given reservations have progressed enough and are now part of the creamy layer in the country," he added.
Lashing out at NC leader Farooq Abdullah, the Union Home Minister said: "Farooq Abdullah went to Poonch and Rajouri and told Gujjars and Bakarwals that if the Paharis got the reservation, they would cut into the Gujjar Bakarwal reservations."
The NC and Congress governments in J&K and Delhi did not give you reservations. I promise you that after these elections, we will give Paharis reservations in promotions also so that your children do not become only collectors and district SPs in the future but chief secretaries and DGPs as well."
Even if they hang themselves upside down, they cannot snatch your reservations as long as Narendra Modi is the PM of the country," he challenged NC leader Omar Abdullah and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
He claimed that NC wants to get its flag in place of the Tricolour and has been telling people in the Pir Panjal region and those in Poonch and Rajouri that terrorism will spread to these places. "The government headed by Narendra Modi will bury terrorism so deep under the earth that it can never emerge again in J&K," he said.
Attacking the NC and Congress for wanting the Modi government to talk to Pakistan, the Union Minister said that there could be no dialogue with Pakistan till terrorism ends completely.
He assured the people that no terrorist or stone pelter would be released from jail.
Home Minister Shah said that they (NC-Congress) want to rename Shankaracharya Hillock to 'Takht-e-Suleman' and Hari Parbat Hillock to 'Koh-e-Maran,' but "since generations, it has been Shankaracharya hill and Hari Parbat Hill and it will continue to be the same for all the generations to come."
He is calling the voters of Nowshera to elect BJP candidate Ravinder Raina, saying: "His forceful voice is heard and taken seriously in Delhi."
"Gandhis & Abdullahs sell terrorism from their so-called 'Mohabat Ki Daukan,' let the elections be over in J&K and their 'Mohabat Ki Daukan' will be shut forever," Home Minister Shah said.
"Farooq Abdullah need not worry, after the elections, we will publish a white paper on terrorism which will expose those who ate 'Biryani' with the terrorists," he added.
Making a mention of the change in the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP-led NDA came to power, he said there were times when even the home minister of the country could not dare to go to Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
"I assure you today, go to Lal Chowk with your grandchildren in a private vehicle and nobody will dare touch you. Cinema hall was started in Srinagar after 30 years, Muharram procession was taken out after 35 years. Janmashtami procession was taken out there after 35 years," he said.
"You have areas in the Jammu region where you have good snowfall, but there is no tourist destination like Pahalgam there. I promise you two Pahalgam-like tourist destinations in the mountainous areas of the Jammu region."
He promised to increase the limit of golden card for free health treatments to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 5 lakh and farmers' assistance from Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,000.
He said that PM Modi has decided that every village with a population of 50 people will now be connected through Pradhan Mantri Graming Sadak Yojana, which would benefit the populace living in far-off mountainous areas.
"We have given 40,000 government jobs in the last five years, we promise to give Rs 18,000 to every eldest lady of the family every year. We will keep the LPG cylinder costs not above Rs 500."
He promised two LPG cylinders free on Raksha Bandhan every year, a metro and international airport in Jammu, a water sports facility in Ranjit Sagar dam, reduced electric tariff by 50 percent, Rs 3,000 to college students as travel allowance, and laptops and tablets to children up to the higher secondary level.
The Union Minister said, "Udhampur will become a pharmaceutical hub, we will form a hill development board for speedy development of hilly areas in the Jammu division."
Finally, he made the huge, jubilant gathering raise their hands in anticipation of BJP victory.
