Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday recalled the “blunder” committed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, while praising PM Narendra Modi for correcting it during his tenure. Amit Shah said Jawaharlal Nehru made an error when he implemented Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, which was abrogated by PM Modi who also raised an Indian flag in the Union Territory.

Addressing the public rally in Jodhpur as the Lok Sabha elections near, Amit Shah said, “PM Modi has fulfilled all the promises that we made since the foundation of the BJP. Former PM Jawaharlal Nehru committed a blunder by implementing Article 370 in Kashmir. PM Modi put an end to Article 370 on August 5, 2019, and raised the Indian flag in Kashmir.”

Amit Shah also for the part in Jammu and Kashmir which is currently occupied by Pakistan, saying because of these “two blunders”, “Kashmir had to suffer for years”.