In Jammu and Kashmir, democracy has penetrated the grassroot level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he visited the union territory for the first time since the scrapping of Article 370 by the government in 2019. “I want to tell the youth of Jammu and Kashmir that the hardships your parents and grandparents had to live with, you will never have to live such a life, we will prove this to you,” the prime minister assured.
Addressing an event in Palli, PM Modi further said: “This time Panchayati Raj Day – being celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir – marks a big change. It is a matter of pride that democracy has penetrated the grassroot… that’s why here I am interacting with panchayats across the country.”
The BJP has said that the union territory is set to “write a new story of development” . During seven decades of independence, private investment of only ₹17,000 crore was recorded by J&K while this figure has reached ₹38,000 crore, the party has underlined.
