Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan should hold a referendum on its soil to ascertain what its people really wanted before asking for a popular vote in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Pakistani authorities who speak in favour of a referendum in Kashmir better conduct it first on their own soil to know what their people really want,” said Mr. Singh, who addressed two rallies in Haridwar (Rural) to mobilise support for the BJP for the February 15 Assembly polls in Uttarakhand.
Terming both demonetisation and surgical strike steps taken in the country’s interests, he said they would have long-term and good effects.
At another rally in the area from where Congress Chief Minister Harish Rawat is contesting, the Home Minister said that if voted to power, the BJP would make crop loans to farmers interest-free. — PTI
