New Delhi, July 28: Union Minister Jitendra Singh today launched a fresh salvo at opposition parties for uniting to form an alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Singh said that the no front could stand in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The union minister further added,”the grand alliance is just a symbol of desperation of those people who are unable to get people to vote for them. They are only united by hatred.”

Singh also said that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. He slammed Pakistan for illegally occupying the part of India’s Kashmir. The union minister said, “Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. A piece of ours is illegally under Pakistan's control, and we will take it back and make Jammu and Kashmir complete the way Maharaja Hari Singh had left for us.”

Earlier in the day, Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference leader (NC) Omar Abdullah took a dig at the NDA government for not helping states to become strong. Speaking at a function in Kolkata, Abdullah said, “You only have a strong Union if you have strong states.” Yesterday, Abdullah reached Kolkata to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for gathering Anti-BJP support by forming a 'Federal Front' to stop the party from gaining the majority in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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