PoK will become part of India, will build temple in place of Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi: BJP leader clarifies policy

NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the BJP would build Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura and Kashi Vishwanath temple in place of Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi if it wins 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing an election rally in Delhi, he also pointed out that the BJP had built the Ram Temple in Ayodhya when it won 300 seats in the Lok Sabha.

He also said that Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) will be included in India under the leadership of PM Modi.

He further said that during Congress' rule, no discussions were held in Parliament regarding Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

"When the Congress government was in power, we were told that one Kashmir is in India and the other is in Pakistan. It was never discussed in our Parliament that Pakistan has 'Occupied Kashmir,' it is actually ours. Right now, agitation is happening every day in PoK and people are protesting against Pakistan by holding the Indian tricolour in their hands. If Modi ji gets 400 seats, then PoK will also become India's. It has already started," Himanta added.

The Assam Chief Minister also asserted that the BJP government is working to give more strength to reservations.

"PM Modi himself comes from the OBC category. BJP has been in power for 10 years. Our government is working to give more strength to reservations. Congress wants to end SC, ST and OBC reservations and give reservations to Muslims which they have already started in Karnataka," he added.