TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of “shamelessly” taking a U-turn on Kashmir, lending its voice for “Kashmir’s azadi” and using a language spoken by Pakistan.
Modi’s sharp comments came a day after senior Congress leader P Chidambaram pitched for greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir yet again. He told BJP workers in Bengaluru that his government would not compromise with the country’s unity and integrity.
Without taking Chidambaram’s name, the prime minister said, “All of a sudden, those who were in power till yesterday have taken a U-turn. Shamelessly, they are making a statement and are lending their voice for Kashmir’s azadi.”Noting that Sardar Patel took important decisions for the country’s unity, he said thousands of jawans have sacrificed their lives for Kashmir.
“I want to ask the people of Bengaluru, can the country benefit from such people who are playing politics on the sacrifice of our soldiers? They don’t have any shame in saying this. The Congress party will have to give an answer for this (Chidambaram’s) statement…,” he said.
He said the Congress was “shamelessly using such language that is used by the separatists on Kashmir’s land. (They are) using the language that is spoken by Pakistan.”
