Amit Shah Assaults Nehru for His Kashmir ‘Blunders’

SRINAGAR: Whereas Kashmir has remained all the time an election subject, now Pandit Nehru has additionally joined the controversy after nearly 60 years of his loss of life.

In a fiery speech at an election rally in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, Dwelling Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing assault on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, accusing him of committing “blunders” in dealing with the Jammu and Kashmir subject. Shah’s remarks got here within the context of Nehru’s determination to implement Article 370 within the area, a transfer he described as a grave mistake.

“Former PM Jawaharlal Nehru dedicated a blunder by implementing Article 370 in Kashmir,” Shah asserted, drawing applause from the gang. He went on to reward Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rectifying this supposed error by abrogating Article 370 in August 2019 and hoisting the Indian flag within the area.

Shah didn’t cease at Article 370; he additionally blamed Nehru for the portion of Jammu and Kashmir at present occupied by Pakistan, attributing it to what he termed as Nehru’s “two blunders.” In line with Shah, Nehru’s determination to declare a ceasefire throughout the 1948 India-Pakistan struggle, when victory was inside grasp, and taking the Kashmir subject to the United Nations have been pivotal errors that led to extended struggling within the area.

This isn’t the primary time Shah has criticised Nehru’s dealing with of the Kashmir subject. In earlier cases, together with debates within the Lok Sabha, he has repeatedly pointed fingers at Nehru, labeling his actions as “Nehruvian blunders” which have had enduring repercussions.