Modi Sharpens Attack On Article 370, Says Congress Destroyed Nation With Its Wrong Policies

Addressing a gathering in Sirsa on Saturday, Modi attacked the party on Article 370 issue, saying it was a temporary provision, but for 70 years the Congress did nothing about it.

Attacking the Congress during the last day of campaigning in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the party's wrong policies destroyed the nation and injustice was continuously done with Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI)

New Delhi: Attacking the Congress during the last day of campaigning in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the party's wrong policies destroyed the nation and injustice was continuously done with Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a gathering in Sirsa on Saturday, Modi attacked the party on Article 370 issue, saying it was a temporary provision, but for 70 years the Congress did nothing about it. "I ended this temporary provision. When you made me permanent for five years, why would I allow this temporary thing," he asked. The prime minister also said that four lakh Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes in the valley. He also attacked the Congress on the Kartarpur Corridor issue, saying for 70 years the devotees had to seek 'darshan' of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara using binoculars. He said the inability to bring Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in the Indian territory during Partition was a mistake. Watch | PM says, Delhi's sleeping govt making Kashmir situation worse "The distance between Kartarpur Sahib and us (Guru Nanak's followers) is going to end. This opportunity has come after seven decades of Independence," he said at an election meeting in Sirsa district. "Seventy years passed. What can be more unfortunate than the fact that we had to use binoculars to have a glimpse of our centre of faith for seven decades," he said. "The new national highway built from Kapurthala to Govindwal Sahib near Tarn Taran will now be known as Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg." "The BJP government is trying to make the whole world aware of this great moment, this historic moment of the 550th Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev ji. This is why the government of India is going to celebrate the festival all over the world," he said.