BJP will liberate PoJK & it's our promise, assures Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, Mar 21: Union minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP government will keep its promise to "liberate" Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Singh said that just like the government abrogated Article 370, which was "beyond the imagination" of people, it will also make PoJK an integral part of India.

 

 

 

 

"Parliament passed a resolution unanimously in 1994, emphasizing that Pakistan must vacate parts of Jammu and Kashmir under its illegal occupation. It is our promise to liberate the PoJK," the Union minister said. Singh, who is the minister of state for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), was in Jammu to unveil a 20-ft statue of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of erstwhile J&K state - in Kathua district.

 

 

"When we spoke about scrapping Article 370, it was beyond the imagination of many people. Now, Article 370 is removed and it was done in accordance with the BJP's promise. Likewise, former prime minister AB Vajpayee had predicted a landslide victory for the party in 1980, which was again beyond the thinking of the people The Modi government took over and under his leadership, all the pledges and promises made to the people, including liberation of POJK, will be fulfilled," Singh added.

 

 

Remembering the promise made by Late former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, in 1980 that one-day BJP will form government at the centre, Singh said "people used to make fun of that too." "Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is trying to fulfil every promise made by the party," he said. BJP will liberate PoJK, it's our promise, assures Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that just like the government abrogated Article 370, which was "'beyond the imagination" of people, it will also make PoJK an integral part of India.