Jammu:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday praised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his efforts to cut back the gap between the hearts of the individuals of the union terrorirorty and Delhi, and asserted that the BJP authorities treats Delhi and Kashmir equally.
Mr Singh was addressing the ninth armed forces veterans’ day rally on the Tanda Artillery brigade in Akhnoor sector close to right here.
“Kashmir was handled in another way (by earlier governments) up to now consequently our brothers and sisters within the area couldn’t get linked with Delhi because it ought to have been. I don’t wish to go into the previous as our authorities’s greatest achievement is that we have now been working to bridge ‘dil ki duri’ (distance between hearts) between Kashmir and the remainder of the nation.
“I congratulate Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for taking the proper steps to assist overcome the little little bit of hole (which remains to be there),” the defence minister stated.
The defence minister slammed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq for his remarks towards India, and stated that Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete with out PoK.
He additionally prolonged Makar Sankranti and New 12 months greetings to the veterans, and stated their presence in Akhnoor demonstrates that “we’re treating Akhnoor or for that matter Kashmir the identical method as Delhi in our hearts.”
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