Jammu, BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Saturday asked party workers to be prepared for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has the vision to turn the country into a third economic power in the world in the near future.

He lashed out at the Congress and said the party, which failed to win 100 seats for the third consecutive time in the general elections, is raising doubts over the winners of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections even though it will only contest with the help . of others.

Addressing hundreds of party delegates at the two-day final session of 'Vistarit Karyasamiti Baithak' here, Nadda said the BJP is the only party in the country that has vision, leadership, intent, workers and the trust of the people. "Be ready for the (assembly) elections and ensure the party's victory," the BJP national president, who is also the Union Health Minister, said at the meeting attended by, among others, the election in-charge of the BJP in J-K and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy. , Union minister and Udhampur Lok Sabha MP Jitendra Singh, national general secretary J-K in-charge Tarun Chugh and BJP J-K president Ravinder Raina.

Nadda received a warm welcome from his party workers on his arrival in Jammu this afternoon and was taken in a procession to the meeting venue where he paid rich tributes to BJP ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee at the 123rd anniversary of his birth.

Mookerjee was one of the founders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mookerjee, who strongly opposed the now-repealed Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, died under mysterious circumstances in 1953, shortly after his arrest in Jammu and Kashmir following his agitation for "Ek desh mein do Vidhan, do pradhan aur, do nishan nahi". challenge" (A single country cannot have two constitutions, two prime ministers and two national emblems).

Describing Jammu and Kashmir as “crown of India”, Nadda said that before 2014, people of Jammu and Ladakh were used to talking about “discrimination and injustice”, but the Modi-led government was providing justice to all sections of society, especially those who have been dispossessed by previous regimes.

He said that the BJP-led government lived true to its motto of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas' and that "today Jammu and Kashmir, along with Ladakh, marches ahead with the rest of the country without any complaint of discrimination or injustice from nowhere." . This happened thanks to the Modi government.” He said that two million tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir last year, which shows the improvement of the situation after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.

“Unlike in the past, when Indian forces deployed at the borders had to seek permission to retaliate for firing from across the border, the Modi government gave a free hand to the forces and people are now living a peaceful life.” . This is the new Bharat under Modi’s leadership,” he said, adding that any terrorist who manages to sneak into this side is neutralized within a week.

He said that the BJP is the largest party in the world. have a large number of followers. “We are the party that has a leader, a vision, an intention, programs, workers and the trust of the people like Modi. For us, the nation comes first, unlike those parties that have always indulged in policies of appeasement, familism and remote-controlled government management,” Nadda said.

Continuing his tirade against the main opposition Congress, he said that even though the party failed to cross the 100-seat mark in the Lok Sabha elections for the third time since 2014, it projects itself as a winner.

“Such an ecosystem has been created where the winner is questioned instead of the loser. Congress has failed to open its account in 13 states where it was eliminated. “It is a party that does not win by its own strength but by the votes of other parties,” said the BJP leader, adding that it obtained more than 50 percent of votes when it has the support of other parties, while it fell below the 28 percent when it received support from other parties. He was fighting alone. Congress' election results in Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat are a clear example of his performance, he said, adding, "This is a party that ends its ally linking up with it."

He referred to Congress leaders as “educated illiterate” and said they have no knowledge of economics and raise unnecessary questions and doubts in the minds of people.

"India, under Modi's leadership, overtook the British, who ruled India for 200 years, to become the fifth largest economy in the world... The day is not far when we will be the third economic power in the next few years." years under Modi's leadership," he said. He said that the BJP is the only party in the country that is fighting the elections on its own strength and defeating its rivals.