"Building New Kashmir is our pledge. Every Kashmiri should be hugged" - Prime Minister Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed Indian National Congress for the plight of Kashmiri people for decades and also voiced for “healing the wounds of victims of the wrong policies”, “hugging each Kashmiri” and “creating a new paradise” in Kashmir.

Modi launched his campaign for upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections by concluding the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's Maha Janadesh rally in Nashik.

He said, "Kashmir is ours and we will have to build and refurbish it anew. New Kashmir is our pledge. We will have to transform Kashmir into a heaven. ” Modi said and added that a lot of efforts have been undertaken across the border to resist violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

“We promised that we will put our complete efforts to curb the problems related to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Now I am completely satisfied that the country is walking towards fulfilling those dreams,” Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said, “We promised that we will put our complete efforts to curb the problems related to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Now I am completely satisfied that the country is walking towards fulfilling those dreams. We will manifest a new paradise and hug each and every Kashmiri".