Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan had become an international brand ambassador of poverty and misery, while it was busy promoting terrorism in India. He said this on Sunday as he held four rallies in Rajouri,

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed poll rallies in Kotranka and Sunderbani in support of BJP candidates ahead of J&K assembly polls.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Pakistan has sought a seven-billion-dollar bailout from the IMF, while PM Modi has provided more for J&K. Singh criticised opposition parties in J&K and assured statehood restoration if BJP forms the government.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while campaigning in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri today, said that India wants good relations with all its neighbours. He pointed that Pakistan is encouraging terrorism and that India is ready for talks with Pakistan only if it stops supporting terrorism.

Congress and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of misleading people by talking about the restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution in their manifestoes and said these parties should stop working as “proxies of Pakistan”.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that India is open to dialogue with Pakistan if it guarantees an end to terrorism on Indian soil. He criticized Congress, NC, and PDP for allegedly supporting Pakistan's agenda in Jammu and Kashmir.

Union home minister Amit Shah said that the central government will not engage in talks with Pakistan until terrorism is eradicated. Addressing an election rally in Nowshera, he criticized opposition calls to reinstate Article 370 and reaffirmed the BJP's commitment to reservation for hilly regions,