The ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Opposition Congress made last-ditch efforts to woo voters on Monday as electioneering peaked ahead of the last day of campaigning in the Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha constituency.
From the BJP, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Basohli to address an election campaign meeting in support of MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh.
On the other hand, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah addressed a series of meetings in the Bhaderwah area in support of the INDI Alliance candidate Choudhary Lal Singh of the Congress party. Lal Singh himself focussed on the Kathua district and continued his roadside campaign meetings.J&K BJP Chief Ravinder Raina campaigned in support of Dr Singh in the Doda district along with former party MLA’s.
Sachin Pilot is also scheduled to campaign in favor of Lal Singh on Tuesday in Kathua before the curtains come down ahead of the first phase of polling on April 19.
Dr Singh specially invited the Defence Minister to address an election rally in Basohli as it was previously represented by his nearest rival Choudhary Lal Singh in the state legislature.
Seeking votes in favor of Dr Jitendra Singh, Rajanth Singh Monday said the BJP government has fulfilled all promises like the abrogation of Article 370, construction of the Ram temple, and implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Rajnath Singh said “Ram Rajya” has started taking root in the country and nobody can stop it from becoming a reality. Singh assured people that nobody who is an Indian national is going to lose his citizenship after the implementation of the CAA, while the BJP will keep its promise to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as promised in the party manifesto in the next five years.
He also referred to the banning of triple talaq and said “Whether we form the government or not, attack on the dignity and honor of the women is not acceptable to us”.Singh said that Ram Rajya means that the people have a realization and awareness of their duties. There is a problem when people start having a sense of authority,” he said.
Expressing confidence about Jitendra Singh winning from the constituency for the third term with a huge margin, the defence minister appealed to the people to pick up the party’s past manifestoes, since its origin from the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, and see to it that “we have fulfilled all our promises”.
