Srinagar- Hailing the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reduction in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that after abrogation of Article-370, stone pelting and processions have disappeared and cinema halls have started functioning in Kashmir
“After the abrogation of Article 370, some people used to say in Parliament that rivers of blood will flow in Kashmir, but no one even dared to throw a pebble there,” Shah said.
He was speaking at an event organised by the Lokmat Media group in Nagpur to celebrate the birth centenary of founder-editor and veteran freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda, popularly known as ‘Babuji’, and the golden jubilee of its Marathi newspaper’s edition from the city.
“Earlier there used to be stone pelting and processions in Kashmir, today all this has disappeared and cinema halls have started functioning and night shows are also being held. In one year, 18 million people have visited Kashmir, which is a big achievement,” he said.
The Home Minister said that before Narendra Modi came to power, Kashmir, North-East and Left Wing Extremism affected areas were three big hotspots in terms of internal security.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, violence has been reduced by 80 percent in these three areas,” he said.
Shah said that J&K received investments worth Rs 12,000 crore in 70 years while under the Modi government; it has got Rs 12,000 crore in just three years.
“Electricity and water have reached every house in Kashmir,” he added.
Speaking about the reduction in left wing extremism, Shah said earlier 160 districts were affected while today their number has reduced to only 46. He said that there has been an average reduction of 80 per cent in all forms of Left Wing Extremism related violence.
“Like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand are also almost free from Left Wing Extremism. There is a small area left where the personnel of our Central Armed Police Forces are fighting the Left Wing Extremism,” he said.
The Home Minister expressed confidence that the Government of India would soon win here too.
Shah said that there has been a 90 percent reduction in violence in the North East in the last three years and today peace has been established there.
“Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been removed from 60 percent of the areas. More than 8000 youths of the North-East have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream,” he added.
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