Reportedly union Home Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah said the Congress and NCP work for their respective families, while the BJP and Shiv Sena have only the country's interest on their mind. When addressing a poll rally here in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, Shah lambasted the opposition for opposing scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Shah said "The people of Maharashtra have a choice to make. The Congress and NCP work for the welfare of their respective families, whereas the BJP and Shiv Sena have only the country's interest in their mind”.
Furthermore he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first decision after winning a historic mandate for a second term in May was to scrap Articles 370 and 35A, which were impediments in complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with india and the home minister said for the BJP, the country's security is more important than vote bank politics.
Shah said "Why is the opposition asking what is the connection of Article 370 with Maharashtra politics? The entire country wanted Kashmir to be a part of india and Modiji fulfilled that wish”. Moreover the assembly polls in Maharashtra, which has a 288-member assembly, will take place on October 21 and perhaps the ruling BJP-Sena is seeking a second term in office.
