People in PoK are now demanding to be part of India: Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath, who inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 2,339 development projects worth around Rs 1212 crore in Ambedkar Nagar, also credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “effective leadership for changing the global perception of India” and said the Pakistan government was to blame for the “pathetic situation” in that country.

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The CM emphasised that today's India has changed, as has the “world’s perception” of it. The world now looks to India in times of crisis, and the Prime Minister now serves as a “sankatmochak.” (Express Photo)

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CHIEF MINISTER Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed that people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are demanding to be part of India and nobody wants to stand with “impoverished” Pakistan.

Adityanath, who inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 2,339 development projects worth around Rs 1212 crore in Ambedkar Nagar, also credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “effective leadership for changing the global perception of India” and said the Pakistan government was to blame for the “pathetic situation” in that country.

“Ab Pak-adhikrit-Kashmir ke andar maang hoti hai ki hame bhi bharat ka hissa banaiye hum bhi bharat ke saath shamil hona chahte hai, daridra Pakistan ke saath koi khada nahi hona chahta,” the CM said. (Now, demand is being raised in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir to become part of India… nobody wants to stand with impoverished Pakistan)
He said, “The nine years of the Prime Minister Narenda Modi-led government are unique in Indian history. Earlier, no one thought of abolishing Article 370 in Kashmir, but the Prime Minister made it a reality.”

Taking a swipe at Pakistan, the CM said that while “India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is providing free ration to over 80 crore people, the people in the neighbouring country are struggling to get two meals a day.” “India is embarking on a new journey, while Pakistan is starving,” he said.

Whether it is the development of India’s infrastructure, internal and external security, or the work of taking schemes for poor welfare to the general public, everything has been done with great sincerity, he said.

The CM emphasised that today’s India has changed, as has the “world’s perception” of it. The world now looks to India in times of crisis, and the Prime Minister now serves as a “sankatmochak.”

Saying that nine years ago, infiltration occurred in border regions, the CM said that it does not happen anymore. Even if someone dares to do so, India presently has the courage to carry out airstrikes and surgical strikes inside the enemy’s own stronghold in order to destroy him.

The CM added, “Nine years ago, there was terrorism, extremism, maoism, and naxalism in this country, which was spread out over more than 115 districts; today, it has been reduced to 3–4 districts. By eradicating Naxalism and Maoism from Indian soil, the foundation for Ram Rajya has been laid, and its vision will soon be realised.”