Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that Jammu and Kashmir would get "true" self-rule and autonomy under the Modi government, and it would be quite different to the "frivolous slogans" of such demands raised by Kashmir-centric political parties.
Addressing a meeting of BJP candidates contesting the block development council (BDC) election, Singh said it is important for party workers to understand and also make others understand that this is for the first time after Independence the concept of three-tier grassroots democracy comprising panchayats, BDCs and district councils and is being introduced in the state.
"Jammu and Kashmir will get true self rule and true autonomy under the Modi government, and that will be quite in contrast to the frivolous slogans of self-rule and autonomy raised by Kashmir-centric political parties, which have been befooling the people of the state for decades, only to perpetuate their dynasty rule generation after generation," the BJP leader ...
