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Union Minister Jitendra Singh dubbed Revanth Reddy’s remarks “hilarious” and said PoK would have existed “had Jawaharlal Nehru not been the PM of India”.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy. (File)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hit out at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his remark that “had Rahul Gandhi been the prime minister, India would have taken PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) back”.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh dubbed his remarks “hilarious” and said PoK would have existed “had Jawaharlal Nehru not been the PM of India”.
“It is hilarious if any Congress leader says that if Rahul Gandhi was the PM of India, the PoK would have been India’s part. But the fact is that had Rahul Gandhi’s great maternal grandfather, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, not been the PM of India, the PoK would not have been today. It is the result of his actions that first, the nation was divided, then Jammu and Kashmir was divided…” Singh said as quoted by news agency ANI.
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He further blamed the former prime minister for declaring a ceasefire during the war with Pakistan.
“We must not forget that when the India-Pakistan war was going on, and our forces were in a situation to win the PoK back, it was the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru who declared a unilateral ceasefire on the Akashvani without consulting with anyone…” Singh said.
What Revanth Reddy Said?
While addressing an event in Hyderabad on Thursday, Reddy had raised questions on why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called a ceasefire to the recent military operations against Pakistan without consulting political parties even though an all-party meeting was held before military strikes began.
“Modi is expired rupee, Modi is like a 1000 rupees’ invalid note. Today, this country needs Rahul Gandhi’s leadership. If a leader like Rahul Gandhi would have been Prime Minister of this country, then he would have taken (former PM) Indira Gandhi as inspiration and would have walked in Kaali’s (Maata) way and would have made Pakistan into two parts and would have taken PoK back,” Reddy had said.
Reddy drew comparisons with the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s leadership and her decisive action against China and Pakistan, including the 1971 war, which led to the creation of Bangladesh.
Reddy said, “Indira Gandhi’s grandson Rahul Gandhi should become the Prime Minister of this country. Only if he becomes PM, he’ll defeat Pakistan on one side and China on the other side and uphold our self-respect.”
(With inputs from agencies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He previously worked with Hindustan Times Digital (HTDS) and NDTV. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India …Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He previously worked with Hindustan Times Digital (HTDS) and NDTV. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India … Read More
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