Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, stated that the BJP government is proud to have "torn down the wall of Article 370," asserting it was a decisive step for India's unity and that the Constitution is now fully implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. He also criticized the Congress and Samajwadi Party for undermining national icons' legacies and promoted the ideals of self-respect, unity, and service embodied by the memorial's statues.