Mumbai:
Home Minister Amit Shah today targeted the Congress, Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru over the center’s “historic” decision on Jammu and Kashmir at a seminar in Mumbai, declaring that while the BJP had fought for “one nation, one Prime Minister and one constitution”, the Congress had tried to play politics over an issue of national security. “Congress sees this as (a) political issue, we see it as nationalism,” Amit Shah declared.
“I congratulate PM Modi’s bravery and grit. He removed Article 370 & 35 A in the very first session of the Parliament as soon as we formed the government for the second time, “Amit Shah told the gathered crowd,” To Rahul Gandhi, I would like to say our 3 generations fought to remove 370 .It is not a political issue like you think “.
“Keeping Article 370 active in Jammu and Kashmir is a political matter for Congress even today.For us, it was a matter of uniting the nation, a dream that PM Modi has made true, “he said.
“Every citizen used to say Kashmir was (an) integral part, but why was it said? Because for Kashmir Article 370 was obstacle now I can proudly say that Kashmir is an integral part of India because there is no Article (or Article) A, “Amit Shah added.
Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana are scheduled to take place on October 21. This will be thefirst election since the center’s decision to withdraw special statusgiven to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and the BJP has made it clear it will highlight the issue in its campaigns
Congress view Article 370 as vote bank politics, we view this as patriotism. Therein lies the difference between Congress and the BJP – HM Shri@ AmitShah# BJPForUnitedIndia
– BJP (@ BJP4India)September 22,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already set the tone in that regard, raising the issue at election rallies in Nashik in Mahrashtra and Rohtak in Haryana, where he spoke of his vision for Jammu and Kashmir – one thatembraces Kashmir and recreates it as the “paradise” it once was.
Amit Shah looked to continue that line of thought in Mumbai today, accusing Mr Gandhi of political naivety in his stance on Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir, and Jawaharlal Nehru of an “untimely ceasefire in 1947 when the Army was fighting against the Pakistani infiltrators “.
“Rahulbabaneeds to understand that politics should not be done on matters of national interests. He needs to study the national history and understand that taking the right stand is important on such issues, “he preached to the former Congress President.
The Home Minister also said he was confident the BJP -led National Democratic Alliance would emerge victorious and that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would return for a second term.
The Congressfaces a real fight to unseat the BJP-Shiv Sena combinein the state amid a rash of defections from both parties. The struggling party won only 42 seats in the 288 – member assembly in 2014, compared to the BJP’s 122 and the Sena’s 63.
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