Kashmir can never have its own Prime Minister: Rajnath Singh

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asserted that “Kashmir is, was and will always be an integral part of India and thus it cannot have its own prime minister.” In an exclusive interview, Rajnath said, “Kashmir will never be separated from India. Kashmir was, is and always will be an integral part of India. There cannot be two prime ministers in the country.

It is absolutely clear in our election manifesto that if we form government Article 370, Article 35A will be removed.”The home minister’s comments came almost a week after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in a speech in Kashmir’s Bandipora, pitched for the revival of the posts of Prime Minister and President for Jammu and Kashmir.

When questioned about Mehbooba Mufti and Farooq Abdullah’s statements that tampering with Article 370 and 35A will not bode well for India, Rajnath said, “This is their frustration, let them speak what they want, we will go ahead and do what we have to do”.”Maybe they are giving such statements with the elections in mind, as for BJP we have written everything in the manifesto after having discussed it with the Indian people, and we will carry it out when we come back to power,” he added.