‘PoK by 2024’: Union Minister hails PM Modi’s leadership;Declaration rattles Pak

• Union Minister Kapil Patil has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and expressed hope that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would be merged into India by 2024. “So now let’s wait.. Maybe something will happen by 2024.. POK will get integrated into India. Should not be a problem in hoping that. Because only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can do all these things," said Kapil Patil. The Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, was speaking at an event in Bhiwandi town in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday. He said that Modi did not become Prime Minister to bring down the prices of onions and potatoes, and that people must change their thinking. He also recalled the Prime Minister's statement in Rajya Sabha on the Kashmir issue in 2015. Watch for more details.