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Last Updated: December 06, 2023, 23:26 IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI)
Amit Shah also blamed Nehru for losing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to the neighbouring nation
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, while addressing the Lok Sabha on the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, alleged that Kashmir has suffered due to two blunders committed by the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Amit Shah made the statement as the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the legislative assembly.
The House also passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to change the nomenclature of a section of people who are eligible for quota in appointment and admission.
Shah blamed Nehru for declaring a ceasefire without winning the entire Kashmir and taking the issue to the United Nations, which led to the sufferings of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He also said if the ceasefire would have been declared three days later, PoK would have been part of India.
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, “Two mistakes that happened due to the decision of (former PM) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru due to which Kashmir had to suffer for many years. The first is to declare a ceasefire – when our army was winning, the ceasefire was imposed. If… pic.twitter.com/3TMm8fk5O1— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2023
“I support the word that was used here — Nehruvian blunder. Because of the blunder that was committed during the time of Nehru, Kashmir had to suffer. With responsibility, I want to say that the two big blunders that happened during the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru, happened due to his decisions, because of which Kashmir had to suffer for years,” Shah said.
“Kashmir had to suffer due to Nehruvian blunders. One was that when our Army was winning and as soon as Punjab area was reached, ceasefire was declared and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was born. If the ceasefire would have been (declared) three days later, PoK would have been part of India,” the home minister added.
He also blamed Nehru for losing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the neighbouring nation. “Had Jawaharlal Nehru taken right steps, PoK would have been part of India now. It was historic blunder,” he added.
The two bills were passed after more than six hours of debate spanning over two days and a spirited reply by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The home minister said the two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir brought by the government will give justice to those deprived of their rights for the last 70 years and asserted that reservation to the displaced people will give them a voice in the legislature.
“The biggest opposition to the Backward Class and the work of stopping the Backward Class has been done by the Congress Party. The Backward Classes Commission was not given constitutional recognition for 70 years, Narendra Modi government gave constitutional recognition to the Backward Classes Commission,” Amit Shah said.
The home minister said a plan to have zero terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir has been in force for the last three years and it will be successful by 2026 when there will be no violence.
The Union Home Minister also said that no stone pelting took place in 2023 and added that Prime Minister Modi has been working relentlessly for welfare of backward classes.
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