The Prime Minister was referring to NC leader Omar Abdullah’s demand for a separate Prime Minister for Jammu and Kashmir.

Targeting Jammu and Kashmir’s regional parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he would not allow “the Abdullahs and the Muftis to divide the country.”

“I will never allow ‘Do Nishan, Do Vidhan and Do Pradhan’ (Two Constitutions, two flags and two sovereign heads) to rule in our land. We are committed to the goal of Syama Prasad Mukherjee. I will not allow the Abdullahs and the Muftis to divide the country. Main na jhukta hu, na bikta hu (Neither I give in nor am I up for sale),” Mr. Modi said at a rally in Kathua, under the Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha constituency.

“The Abdullah family and the Mufti family destroyed the lives of three generations of Jammu and Kashmir. They can bring their entire clan into the field, can abuse Modi as much as they want but they won’t be able to divide this nation,” he added.

In a reference to statements of National Conference (NC) vice- president Omar Abdullah on having a separate Prime Minister for the State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on talks with Pakistan and the Hurriyat, Mr. Modi said the bright future of J&K can be ensured “only after the departure of these parties.” “I am standing like a wall in front of them (regional parties). This chowkidar is here to throw them out of power,” he said.

The NC and the Congress have fielded a joint candidate and the PDP has decided against contesting to put up a joint fight against the BJP for the April 18 poll.

‘Congress ignored Pandits’

Mr. Modi blamed the Congress for the migration of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s. “Due to the policies of the Congress, Kashmiri Pandits had to leave their own home. Congress and their friends were so worried about the vote bank that they overlooked the atrocities on Pandits,” he said, while assuring a safe return of the community.

Putting his weight behind BJP candidate Jitendra Singh, Mr. Modi said peoples’ participation in the first phase of polls had “rattled terrorist leaders, opportunists and demoralised the ‘mahamilavat’ alliance”.

On the Congress manifesto promising revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, he said, “Can a patriot speak like this? Shouldn’t our security forces have a safety net?”

Jallianwala Bagh event

Mr. Modi also accused the Congress of politicising the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary event.

“The Vice-President was in Jallianwala Bagh for the government event. He paid tribute to martyrs but the Congress CM was not there. He insulted the Jallianwala Bagh memorial by not attending the event,” said Mr. Modi.