Srinagar: The administration in Jammu and Kashmir has established "decisive domination" over terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.
“Today, under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of peace and development. He has established decisive domination over terrorism there under the leadership of PM Modi,” Shah said addressing a function in Srinagar through video conference. Amit Shah was speaking after the unveiling of the 'Statue of Peace' of philosopher and social reformer Ramanujacharya in Sonawar.
Jammu and Kashmir has established 'decisive domination' over terrorism: HM Shah said the administration headed by Sinha has also "delivered development" to the people of Kashmir "without any discrimination". "For a long time, the nation had a hope that Jammu and Kashmir will be irreversibly integrated with the nation by removal of Article 370 and Article 35A, and that hope was fulfilled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On 5 August 2019, a new era was established in Kashmir,” he said.
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He said he was feeling at peace that the Surya (Sun) temple in Srinagar had been restored and renovated. Throwing light on the life and teachings of the philosopher, Shah said he had worked mostly in South India but had visited Kashmir to procure an important manuscript called ‘Bodayana Vritti’, a treatise on the Brahma Sutras, as the only copy of this manuscript was in the royal library of the Valley.
"The King in Kashmir not only opened the doors of his library but also welcomed Swamy Ramanujacharya,” he added. The four-foot-tall statue shows Ramanujacharya sitting with his hands folded. The 600-kg statue carved from white granite has been placed three feet above the ground. LG Manoj Sinha, while speaking at the occasion said the message of peace is going out from Kashmir which has seen a lot of violence. "I hope the Statue of Peace will bring peace to Kashmir. I want to assure the home minister, we will work towards peace and prosperity in Kashmir," he said.
