PM to address three election rallies in J&K

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three election rallies in J&K, said BJP’s J&K general secretary Ashok Koul on Thursday.
Koul told local reporters here that PM Modi will address two rallies in the Jammu division and one in Kashmir.
“People of Kashmir have faith in Narendra Modi-led government and they will support the BJP during the ongoing Assembly elections,” Koul said.
BJP sources said PM Modi’s rally is likely to be held in the Doda district which has been witness to terrorist attacks in the recent past.
“To highlight infrastructure, security and tourism development that took place during the last ten years in J&K, the party needs a great charismatic leader and crowd puller like the PM,” sources said.
Moreover, the BJP released its list of star campaigners for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, which is scheduled to be held on September 25.
The list of star campaigners includes party's prominent leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The party has also chosen Union Ministers including JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Lal Khattar and G Kishan Reddy.
Along with them, Himachal Pradesh LoP Jai Ram Thakur, Union MoS Jitendra Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, MP Anurag Thakur will also campaign for the party in the second phase of J-K polls.
The list of 40 star campaigners also includes former Amethi MP Smriti Irani.