Pakistan rejoicing at Congress-NC stance on Article 370: Modi

KATRA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday taunted the Congress-National Conference alliance in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir, saying that Pakistan is very happy seeing their manifesto for the Assembly election, reports Indian media.

Addressing a poll rally in Katra, PM Modi said, “The Congress-National Conference alliance is being applauded in Pakistan. Pakistan is very happy with their manifesto and has openly extended its support.”

Modi said that the Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-National Conference alliance were on the same page on the issue of restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Pakistan’s Defence Minister has openly come out in support of the Congress-National Conference alliance. He says their agenda is the same as that of Pakistan... Congress and National Conference want to implement Pakistan’s agenda here in Jammu and Kashmir,” PM Modi said.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had stated in Geo News programme Capital Talk, hosted by Hamid Mir on Wednesday, that the restoration of the special status Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir was possible if Congress-NC alliance win polls in the held state. Modi said, “Every vote given to Congress will implement the manifesto of PDP and NC. They want to bring back Article 370. This means they want bloodshed in the valley again. Congress-NC alliance is being applauded in Pakistan.