PM Narendra Modi's speech in Katra: From invoking Vajpayee to Sayeed - Here are top 5 quotes

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

1- PM Modi remembered former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying nobody was perhaps as "emotionally attached to Jammu and Kashmir as Vajpayee". 

"His slogan of 'insaaniyat' (humanity), 'jumhooriyat' (democracy) and 'Kashmiriyat' (composite Kashmir culture) is and shall continue to be our guiding spirit for development and peace in Jammu and Kashmir," said PM Modi.

Mufti Mohammed Sayeed

2- Modi also remembered the late J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and said people of the state needed "quick paced" and "all inclusive" development as was the late chief minister's dream. 

"We remember Mufti Sahab. He spent years in public life. He had such a long political career and vision. One thing was always on his mind: To narrow down physical and psychological distances between Jammu and the valley," PM Modi said, referring to the gulf between the Muslim-dominated Kashmir Valley and the largely Hindu-populated Jammu region.

'Dream to do something, and not to become someone'

3- PM Modi in his address after opening the health and sports facilities urged youth of the state to "dream to do something, and not to become someone" and take active part in sports.

"I will not wish that more people should be admitted to this hospital. But it would be my prayer that more people go to the sports complex to ensure they stay away from the hospital," the PM said.

Mehbooba Mufti

4- PM Modi also praised CM Mehbooba. 

"With such commitment to peace and progress as she has, I am sure development in Jammu and Kashmir has become undeniable," PM Modi said.

'All the best, especially to the girls who won laurels here' 

5- Earlier, the prime minister addressed the fifth convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University and wished the passing out students "all the best, especially to the girls who won laurels here".

PM Modi inaugurated a sports complex and a super-specialty hospital set up by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at Kakryal near Katra -- the town at the base of the famed hill temple.