Prime Minister on Saturday said that Pakistan, after failing to push terrorists and arms into India, was now resorting to drug smuggling with an aim to destroy the country’s youth.
“The youth of Haryana must fight the drug menace. It destroys not only individuals but also their families and the larger society. Our neighbours first tried to push terrorists and weapons into India. Now they have resorted to pushing in drugs to destroy our youth. We must fight drug menace as we fight terrorism,” the Prime Minister said at a rally in poll-bound Haryana’s Ellenabad.
Further in his address, PM Modi attacked the Congress, alleging that their wrong policies destroyed the nation and injustice was continuously done with Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that although Article 370 was a temporary provision, for 70 years the Congress did nothing about it.
“I ended this temporary provision. When you made me permanent for five years, why would I allow this temporary thing,” he asked.
The prime minister also said that four lakh Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes in the valley.
”Sleeping governments kept making the situation in Kashmir worse. A part of us was snatched away – PoK was formed. Some years after, Sufi tradition was finished… Leaders in Delhi thought that if they look after 1-2 families, Kashmir will be looked after… Then a move was made where Kashmiri Pandits were murdered in Kashmir, daughters were raped, and they were forced to leave Kashmir.”
PM Modi further said that injustice and discrimination was meted out on the people of Jammu, Ladakh, and Kargil.
PM Modi also attacked the Congress on the Kartarpur Corridor issue, saying for 70 years the devotees had to seek ‘darshan’ of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara using binoculars.
He said the inability to bring Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in the Indian territory during Partition was a mistake.
In a stinging attack on the opposition, the PM said that the Congress and the parties affiliated to its culture never respected the “Indian culture”.
Saturday is the last day of campaign for the Assembly elections. Haryana goes to polls on October 21, along with Maharashtra and votes will be counted on October 24.