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NEW DELHI: A war of words broke out between Congress and BJP with Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday refuting the claims made by Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh who said that when Maharaja Hari Singh dithered, it was Jawaharlal Nehru who ensured the accession of J&K to India. Congress had on Tuesday attacked Modi over his criticism directed at Nehru on the Kashmir issue, alleging that he has once again “whitewashed real history” and overlooked facts to “castigate” India’s first PM.
Rijiju said the Ramesh’s claim was a “historic lie” and had gone on for far too long in order to protect the dubious role of Nehru.
“This ‘historical lie’, that Maharaja Hari Singh dithered on question of accession of Kashmir with India has gone on for far too long in order to protect the dubious role of JLNehru. Let me quote Nehru himself to bust the lie of Jairam Ramesh,” Rijiju said tweeting a thread, answering the claims made by the Congress leader.
In screenshots shared by Rijiju from Nehru’s speech delivered in Parliament on 24th July, 1952, Nehru is quoted as having said: ‘In regard to Kashmir, even before 15th August 1947, I should imagine in July, the question came before us, informally. And the advice we gave was that the state of Jammu & Kashmir, for variety of reasons, occupied a very special status.’
Rijiju stated that the first time Maharaja Hari Singh approached Nehru for accession to India was July 1947 itself, a full month before Independence. “It was Nehru who rebuffed the Maharaja,” Rijiju said and added, “Here is Nehru in his own words on why it was not Maharaja Hari Singh who delayed Kashmir’s accession to India but Nehru himself. Maharaja had approached in July 1947 itself, like all other Princely States. Other states were accepted. Kashmir was rejected.”
Referring to Jairam Ramesh again, Rijiju further said not only did Nehru reject Maharaja Hari Singh’s request for accession in July 1947, but Nehru was dithering in October 1947 as well. “This when Pakistani invaders had reached within kilometres of Srinagar.
Rijiju said, “So, to sum up; Maharaja wanted to join India in July 1947 itself, It was Nehru who rejected Hari Singh’s request, Nehru conjured up some ‘special’ case for Kashmir & wanted ‘much more’ than mere accession. What was that special case? Vote Bank politics?”
Rijiju questioned, “Why was Kashmir made the only exception by Nehru, where the princely ruler wanted to join India and yet Nehru wanted ‘much mor’? What was that much more? Truth is, India is still paying the price for Nehru’s follies.”
Rijiju said the Ramesh’s claim was a “historic lie” and had gone on for far too long in order to protect the dubious role of Nehru.
“This ‘historical lie’, that Maharaja Hari Singh dithered on question of accession of Kashmir with India has gone on for far too long in order to protect the dubious role of JLNehru. Let me quote Nehru himself to bust the lie of Jairam Ramesh,” Rijiju said tweeting a thread, answering the claims made by the Congress leader.
In screenshots shared by Rijiju from Nehru’s speech delivered in Parliament on 24th July, 1952, Nehru is quoted as having said: ‘In regard to Kashmir, even before 15th August 1947, I should imagine in July, the question came before us, informally. And the advice we gave was that the state of Jammu & Kashmir, for variety of reasons, occupied a very special status.’
Rijiju stated that the first time Maharaja Hari Singh approached Nehru for accession to India was July 1947 itself, a full month before Independence. “It was Nehru who rebuffed the Maharaja,” Rijiju said and added, “Here is Nehru in his own words on why it was not Maharaja Hari Singh who delayed Kashmir’s accession to India but Nehru himself. Maharaja had approached in July 1947 itself, like all other Princely States. Other states were accepted. Kashmir was rejected.”
Referring to Jairam Ramesh again, Rijiju further said not only did Nehru reject Maharaja Hari Singh’s request for accession in July 1947, but Nehru was dithering in October 1947 as well. “This when Pakistani invaders had reached within kilometres of Srinagar.
Rijiju said, “So, to sum up; Maharaja wanted to join India in July 1947 itself, It was Nehru who rejected Hari Singh’s request, Nehru conjured up some ‘special’ case for Kashmir & wanted ‘much more’ than mere accession. What was that special case? Vote Bank politics?”
Rijiju questioned, “Why was Kashmir made the only exception by Nehru, where the princely ruler wanted to join India and yet Nehru wanted ‘much mor’? What was that much more? Truth is, India is still paying the price for Nehru’s follies.”
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