Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will be part of India after BJP comes to power in J&K: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday claimed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will be integrated into India after the Bharatiya Janata Party gains power in Jammu and Kashmir, reported PTI.

Speaking at an election rally in Jammu’s RS Pura, Adityanath claimed that Pakistan was “struggling to save its democracy” and “falling apart”.

At a rally in Ramgarh, the BJP leader said that “voices for separation are rising” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, reported The Indian Express.

His remarks were in reference to the protests that broke out in the region in May against the rising cost of food and inflated electricity bills.

At the time, Adityanath claimed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir would become part of India within six months if Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained power for a third term.

In the Lok Sabha election results announced subsequently, the BJP failed to reach the majority mark and formed the government at the Centre with support from its coalition partners in the National Democratic Alliance – primarily the Telugu Desam Party and the Janata Dal (United).

On Thursday, Adityanath said if elections were conducted in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir alongside the Jammu and Kashmir elections, “it would send a positive message”, reported The Indian Express.

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