"We are also saying we should get back PoK but...": Asaduddin Owaisi attacks BJP
May 22, 2024
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 22 : Amid a debate on Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked the BJP on Wednesday what they have done in the last 10 years to get back PoK?
Owaisi also mentioned that he also wants that PoJK should be included in India but this issue only comes forward during the elections.
"Now they (BJP) are not saying '400 paar'. The real issue is that the prices of petrol have crossed Rs 100 and the incidents of paper leaks are taking place in Varanasi, from where PM Modi is a candidate. They talk about Pok, but what have they done in the last 10 years to get it? We are also saying that PoK is a part of India and we should get it back but the issue of PoK only comes forward during elections," he said.
"All the promises that they made in the last 10 years turned out to be false," Owaisi added.
Notably, the Bharatiya Janata Party have racked up the PoK issue in their campaign across the country. Several BJP leaders are highlighting that the territory belongs to India only.
The Home Minister Amit Shah in a rally on May 20 in Delhi emphasized that Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir will remain India's forever.
"The leader of the INDI Alliance says do not talk about POK; respect Pakistan because it has atom bomb. Rahul Baba, we are the people of the BJP; we are not afraid of atom bombs. PoK belongs to India, will remain so and we will take it," Shah said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday said that the vision of securing over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections needs to be realised to integrate Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) into India.
"The vision of 'Abki Baar, 400 Paar' needs to be realised to make PoK a part of India," UP CM said.
