Srinagar, March 7 -- Opposition parties expressed their disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Thursday, alleging it was "worn-out rhetoric" that failed to meet the expectations of the people.
Addressing a massive rally at Srinagar's Bakshi stadium, the first by a prime minister, Modi asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is "breathing freely" after the abrogation of Article 370 and pledged accelerated progress over the next five years.
This was Modi's first visit to Kashmir since the Centre revoked the special status given to the erstwhile state and bifurcated it into two Union territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh - on August 5, 2019.
While the Congress alleged the prime minister has...