Congress, allies sabotaged Jammu’s national projects: Dr Jitendra Singh
The minister further alleged that the Congress also denied 4% reservation to the people living along the International Border in this region.
The minister further alleged that the Congress also denied 4% reservation to the people living along the International Border in this region.
The BJP leader said those opposition leaders who seek votes in the name of Jammu are the ones who had discriminated against the Jammu youth in jobs and also in admission to higher educational institutions.
Jammu and Kashmir has five Lok Sabha constituencies and each one will go to polls in separate phases because of security reasons.
Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the terror attack in the Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, where terrorists shot dead a civilian from Bihar.
Saudi Arabia appears to support India's stance on Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement with Pakistan. It urged India and Pakistan to resolve their "outstanding issues" bilaterally.
The clarification came amid rumours about a possible Internet shutdown.
The Core Group called for continued efforts along with the civil society to counter the separatist propaganda and break the cycle of violence for long term peace in Kashmir.
A presentation was made during the meeting through which the Minister was informed that a target of over 76% vaccination has already been achieved in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and by June end, a target of 100% will be achieved for the age group of 45 plus and a target of around 50% for 18 to 45 age group by July end.
The meeting will be held in Delhi as the central government wanted to restart the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir, added the sources.
The move is being seen as an olive branch to the alienated Kashmiri leaders most of whom were put under detention for more than a year after J&K’s special status was scrapped and the state split into two union territories on 5 August 2019.
