Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Criticizes Congress for Aligning with Pakistan on Article 370
New Delhi [India], September 19: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticized Congress for aligning with Pakistan on Article 370, calling it ‘unfortunate.’ He stated that Congress, NC, and Pakistan share the same agenda. Chouhan said, ‘The statement of the Pakistan Defence Minister proves that Pakistan, the Congress party, and NC have the same intentions and agenda. That’s why Rahul Gandhi gives anti-national statements, asks for evidence of an airstrike and surgical strike, and makes objectionable comments about the Army. This is very unfortunate. Today, Rahul Gandhi’s Congress is standing with Pakistan. PM Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of this nation. Neither Article 370 will reinstate nor terrorism will exist. Their (Congress, NC, and Pakistan) plans will never succeed.’
Meanwhile, the working president of J-K BJP, Sat Sharma, said that Congress and NC political parties have always supported ‘separatism’ in Jammu and Kashmir. ‘These political parties have always supported separatism here. Pakistan has always spread terrorism here. That’s why today the Pakistan Defence Minister has given such a statement…These political parties have always worked on the orders of Pakistan…Pakistan’s interference in the matters of India will not be tolerated,’ Sharma said.
BJP candidate from Udhampur West Assembly constituency, Pawan Kumar Gupta, reacted to the Pakistan Defence Minister reportedly backing the Congress-NC alliance’s stand on Article 370 and said that Congress has never been able to understand the people of Kashmir. ‘Congress, PDP, and NC have always misused Article 370…You cannot have a nation within a nation…Their demand is irrelevant. Those who were most troubled by the abrogation of Article 370, it was China and Pakistan. If Congress and NC are troubled by this on the same note, then there is no place for such parties in the politics,’ Gupta said.
Earlier speaking on Geo News to senior journalist Hamid Mir in a show Capital Talk, the Pakistan Defence Minister was asked whether Pakistan and the National Conference-Congress alliance are on the same page regarding the restoration of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Khwaja Asif replied, ‘Absolutely. Even our demand is also the same…’ The Pakistan Minister also claimed that Article 370 could return should the NC-Congress alliance come to power in J-K. ‘I think it is possible. Currently, the National Conference and Congress have very big importance over there. The population of the valley has been motivated a lot on this issue and I believe, there is a chance that the Conference (National Conference) will come to power. They have made this an election issue that the status of Jammu and Kashmir should be restored,’ Asif told Geo News.
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Union Minister -: A Union Minister is a person who is in charge of a specific department in the central government of India. They help make important decisions for the country.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan -: Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a politician in India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Congress -: Congress is a major political party in India. It is one of the oldest parties and has played a significant role in India’s history.
Pakistan -: Pakistan is a neighboring country of India. Sometimes, India and Pakistan have disagreements on various issues.
Article 370 -: Article 370 was a special law in the Indian Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It was removed in 2019.
NC -: NC stands for National Conference, which is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir. They have their own views on how the region should be governed.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the two major political parties in India and is currently in power.
Sat Sharma -: Sat Sharma is a leader in the BJP. He is involved in politics and helps make decisions for his party.
Pawan Kumar Gupta -: Pawan Kumar Gupta is another leader in the BJP. He also works on political issues and helps his party.
Separatism -: Separatism is when a group of people want to separate from a larger group or country to form their own independent country.
Khawaja Asif -: Khawaja Asif is a politician in Pakistan. He is the Defence Minister, which means he is in charge of the country’s military and defense.