Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 28: Asserting it was only Prime Minister, Narendra Modi who gave real freedom to people of J&K from discrimination and under development, State president, Mahila Morcha, Rajni Sethi said that abrogation of Articles 370, 35-A will bring prosperity and new dawn of development, in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and the abolition of Triple Talaq will ensure dignity and equality to crores of Muslim women.
Addressing series of meeting of the Morcha in Kashmir valley, Rajni said, “I am very happy to get the privilege to entre Kashmir after the abrogation of controversial Articles and abolition of Triple Talaq”.
She said that people have witnessed the bad time when the patriots were jailed for chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai and hoisting the National Flag.
Rajni Sethi who was on four days visit to Kashmir to convey and convince the womenfolk about the benefits of the abrogation of 370 and abolition of Triple Talaq said that this is an occasion to salute the remarkable courage of those Muslim women who have suffered great atrocities just due to the practice of Triple Talaq, adding that the abolition of the practice will contribute to women empowerment and given women the dignity they deserve in the country. She added that Modi Government is the first Government which took a decision on Triple Talaq without thinking of vote bank and appeasement.
She further said that the people of J&K and Ladakh have always been betrayed and deprived of development in the name of Article of 370 by those who ruled the State for the past seven decades. But now by the abrogation of ‘Article 370’ PM, Narendra Modi has put an end to this injustice she said, adding, “that peace, prosperity and welfare of the J&K is the top most priority” for the PM.
She alleged that J&K has received much funds from the Centre in the past, but still there was lack of development and added that this is going to an end now.
She also said that the people are willing to invest and participate in the development process. She said “enough blood has already been spilled here, now there is no more scope for bloodshed and we have to concentrate on development”.
Hundreds of women and corporators joined BJP fold in presence of State President Mahila Morcha, Rajni Sethi who expressed happiness and said, ‘`I am happy to see women in Kashmir participating in political activities”. “This will be definitely helpful to them, as BJP Government has provided them the space to lead their society”, she added.