Reports indicate that existing villages in Arunachal Pradesh, located 50 to 60 km from the LAC, have benefited from infrastructure under the Centre’s ongoing Vibrant Villages Programme.

"The Congress is trying to frighten us by saying that Pakistan has an atom bomb," Shah told the rally in support of Union minister Anurag Thakur, the BJP candidate from the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat. 

Speaking at an election rally in Khurda, Odisha, Singh emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating, "Human rights are being violated in PoK international human rights agencies should take cognisance of the happenings in PoK."

"The condition of the Congress has become so weak that if after 10 years you say 'Congress', people will ask 'who Congress?' Just as dinosaurs became extinct from the face of the earth, the Congress will become extinct from India," Singh said. 

Addressing an election rally in Jharkhand's Ramgarh, he said the BJP needed to get over 400 seats to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated the unwavering commitment of every political party in India to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as an integral part of the nation.

The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Rather, a resident of district Kupwara, stands accused of conspiring with fellow members and receiving arms and ammunition from across the Line of Control (LOC) under the guidance of terrorist handlers based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).