PM Modi pays tribute to deceased IAS officer Mohd Shafi Pandit.
He said the youth of J&K have found confidence in democracy, feeling that their vote can bring change.
The PM said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has vastly changed over the last five years
Modi made a slew of announcements if the BJP was voted to power. These included the restoration of statehood, Rs 10,000 annual assistance to farmers, Rs 18,000 annual assistance to the woman head of every family, and enhancing the health insurance from the existing Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.
In his tirade against the Gandhi, Abdullah and Mufti families, the PM said these families feel they have a birthright to “rob” the people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by BJP politicians including Darakshan Andrabi who heads the J&K Waqf Board and Gh Ali Khatana, a member of parliament as Modi walks onto the stage at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar on Thursday. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
The venue’s parameter where Modi spoke was decorated with BJP flags, even as some supporters were seen wearing ‘Modi Face Masks’. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
Modi waves at the audience as he walks towards the podium to deliver his election speech in Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium on Thursday. GK Photo
Modi started his speech by greeting the audience in Kashmiri, saying: “Myanin Kashir baayan ti benin myon namaskar” (I greet my Kashmiri brothers and sisters) Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
The security grid was intensified across the Kashmir prior to Modi’s visit with Srinagar and the venue fortified with impregnable security on Thursday. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
While the larger part of Modi’s speech contained attacks against the opposition, he promised free electricity, Rs 18000 for elderly women of each family, and increasing health insurance from Rs 5 lakch to 7 lakh. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
Modi is among the star campaigners for the BJP in the ongoing assembly elections in Kashmir, being held after a decade. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
Modi said that the three families including, JKNC, PDP, and Congress have snatched the rights of J&K people while living a luxurious life themselves. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK
A thick audience was witnessed at Modi’s address in Srinagar on Thursday. Photo: Mubashir Khan/ GK