Diplomat correspondent
Srinagar, Sep 11: To raise the morale of BJP candidates in fray and to give a boost to party’s election campaign in Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Valley on September 19 to address mega political rally in Srinagar. This will be PM Modi’s second visit to J&K in less than a week as he is scheduled to address a big rally in Jammu on September 14.BJP’s Media In charge, Advocate Sajid Yousuf confirmed that PM Modi will be visiting Kashmir to address a mega election rally of BJP workers at Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium Srinagar on September 19, a day after first phase of Assembly polls. So, PM Modi will be campaigning for BJP candidates in fray for the second phase. BJP sources said that the rally will raise the confidence of BJP workers and the candidates in fray for second phase fixed for September 25. BJP’s JK spokesman Altaf Thakur said that they are expecting 40,000 gathering in the Modi’s rally. “His every visit has a direct fall out on BJP. Now that he is visiting during elections, that will definitely help woo voters towards BJP. It is not easy for a VVIP to take time out of his busy schedule for J&K, ” Thakur said. Last week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah ans Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed rallies in Jammu and Ramban where the two leaders made it clear that nobody can bring back Article 370.
