Support for India on Article 370 shows our growing strength: Naqvi

Almost all countries supporting India on scrapping of Article 370, and powerful nations houring Prime Minister Narendra Modi with ir highest civilian awards show country's "growing strength", Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Mumbai on Friday.

Mirity Affairs Minister also said that India's "growing prestige" has isolated Pakistan.

Naqvi was addressing a campaign meeting for BJP candidate Tamil Selvan and Shiv Sena's Pandurang Sakpal, in fray from Sion-Koliwada and Mumbadevi seats in Mumbai, respectively, ahead of October 21 Maharashtra elections.

" (chief minister Devendra) Fadnavis government has brought Maharashtra out of atmosphere of corruption, policy paralysis and misrule of previous Congress-NCP regime," he said.

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"Nearly all countries supporting India after it scrapped Article 370, or big and powerful countries houring prime minister Modi with ir highest civilian awards, it all clearly establishes India's growing strength across world," Naqvi was quoted as saying in a statement. He credited Modi with removing "stains of failures" of 10-year rule of Congress-led UPA.

NDA government at Centre succeeded on several fronts including national security, ecomy and foreign policy, minister said.

world w looks at India with a "positive approach", Naqvi said.

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Major countries of world are with India in fight against terrorism, and world w realizes that Pakistan has become a "factory of terrorism", he said.

On ecomy, Naqvi said foreign exchange reserves have touched a record high of USD 434 billion. India has become "most attractive and safe" investment and manufacturing hub of world due to "historic and big" ecomic reforms undertaken by Modi government, he claimed.

decision to cut corporate tax was "historic", and would help India become a 5-trillion dollar ecomy in next five years, he said. 

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