Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Sunday said that some detained politicians here are sending messages to people to pick up guns and give sacrifices. Madhav was speaking to a gathering of BJP supporters at Tagore Hall in Srinagar on Sunday.

This was the first time any BJP leader addressed a gathering in Kashmir after August 5 when Article 370 was abrogated."I want to tell people to tell these politicians to first give sacrifices themselves and the nask others," he said.

"Such politics cannot run. The new administration willrun on ‘sab ka saath, sab ka vikas'. This is the motto of the Modigovernment", Madhav further said.

He said if detaining 200-300 people helps maintain peace,then let them stay there for a little longer.

"We will march on the path of development andpeace," he said. "For that, if we have to keep 200-300 people indetention, we will," Madhav added.

He said that the incidents of violence in Kashmir are negligiblein the last few months.

He said now there are only two paths for J&K - peace anddevelopment. "Whosoever becomes a hurdle, he will be dealt withstrongly," he said. "There are many jails for such people inIndia."

He said the revocation of Article 370 was first initiated bythe Congress. Madhav said Nehru himself had said that Article 370 will fadeaway gradually with time. Now it's being referred to as sentiment, he said.

"Friends, there is no bigger sentiment than people'ssentiment," the BJP General Secretary said.

To a question about a rumour that after the removal ofArticle 370, jobs and land will also go, Madhav said, "where will it go?Nothing will be done against the interest of the people. Each job will go tothe people of this region." Madhav urged people not to fall prey topropaganda.

"Utmost caution will be taken to ensure the protectionof culture, heritage, jobs for the youth and education for Kashmir's residents,"Madhav said.

He said nepotism and family rule has been the main reasonfor violence and now new leadership is the need of the hour.

"BJP is ready for the creation of new leadership,"he said.

About the shutdown, he said the whole world is afraid of Modi,so what are you afraid of.

"Open shops. There is a huge rush on the roads. I wasstuck in the traffic jam at Batamaloo," he said.