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PoK will merge with India under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership: Tourism minister Prahlad Patel | India News - Times of India
statehood?
A: The party (BJP) and the (Modi) government do not renegade on their word. We are firm on our commitment but when things are happening peacefully, some other development works should take place. Moreover, being a border area, there are challenges from the strategic point of view. One aspect has been taken care of but the remaining part of Kashmir [Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK)] remains to come back (to India).
Q: Does that (PoK) have to come back?
A: That has been passed by Parliament.
Q: So, will PoK merge within India this term ( of the NDA government)?
A: I feel all of us would like to see that fortunate day. If anyone can achieve this, and the way things are moving, it is my firm belief that we would see with our own eyes that the Akhand Bharat concept would materialise under his leadership.
Q: Is the enhanced military movement happening towards achieving this goal?
A: I would not comment on this. My job is to ensure improvement in tourism, which I have done.
Q: Are there any plans to further bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and make Jammu a separate entity?
A: I should not comment on this. The decisions of the government are well thought of. The gaps have been bridged. Leh-Kargil is an example. Their culture had suffered for all these years. Jammu would also be having its own sentiments. Our attempt would be to reestablish their cultural heritage. This is our work.
statehood?
A: The party (BJP) and the (Modi) government do not renegade on their word. We are firm on our commitment but when things are happening peacefully, some other development works should take place. Moreover, being a border area, there are challenges from the strategic point of view. One aspect has been taken care of but the remaining part of Kashmir [Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK)] remains to come back (to India).
Q: Does that (PoK) have to come back?
A: That has been passed by Parliament.
Q: So, will PoK merge within India this term ( of the NDA government)?
A: I feel all of us would like to see that fortunate day. If anyone can achieve this, and the way things are moving, it is my firm belief that we would see with our own eyes that the Akhand Bharat concept would materialise under his leadership.
Q: Is the enhanced military movement happening towards achieving this goal?
A: I would not comment on this. My job is to ensure improvement in tourism, which I have done.
Q: Are there any plans to further bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and make Jammu a separate entity?
A: I should not comment on this. The decisions of the government are well thought of. The gaps have been bridged. Leh-Kargil is an example. Their culture had suffered for all these years. Jammu would also be having its own sentiments. Our attempt would be to reestablish their cultural heritage. This is our work.
Prahlad Patel: PoK will merge with India under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership | India News - Times of India
India News: Union tourism and culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel, in an interview tells Timesofindia.com his views on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, post-p
timesofindia.indiatimes.com