Taking the argument further, Shah asks the Congress not to teach BJP a lesson in history as the root of Kashmir problem lies in the decisions made by Nehru
The Lok Sabha on Friday gave its nod to both extension of President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir reservation bill, 2019 for extending three per cent quota to people living along the international border amid a high-pitched verbal duel between the Congress and the ruling BJP.
The igniting point came when Union Home Minister Amit Shah blamed India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the current political imbroglio and terrorism in the state.
Responding to Congress leader Manish Tiwari's suggestion that the government should go deeper into the historical reasons to resolve issues in the valley and take people into confidence rather than extending President's rule, Shah launched a frontal attack asking who was responsible for the separation of one-third of the Jammu Kashmir.
"One-third of Jammu and Kashmir is not with us. Who is responsible for it? Of all the princely states that were divided, Article 370 applies only to Jammu and Kashmir, which was being handled by Nehru while the rest were taken care by Sardar Patel," said Shah.
Taking the argument further, Shah asked the Congress not to teach BJP a lesson in history as the root of Kashmir problem lies in the decisions made by Nehru. When Pakistan sent intruders into Jammu and Kashmir, it was Nehru who decided against flushing out the infiltrators from the state.
"Who called for ceasefire then? It was Jawaharlal Nehru who gave a substantial portion to Pakistan.
You say we don't take people into confidence, but Nehruji announced ceasefire without taking his home minister and deputy prime minister into confidence," he said amid huge uproar from the Congress benches.
The Congress benches rose in uproar objecting to taking name of Nehru and citing more than 70-year-old instances in a distorted manner. The din continued despite Speaker Om Birla trying to maintain order and telling Congress members that they would be given chance to reply.
Amid the din, Shah countered Congress's objection saying why he should not refer to these incidents.
"The nation is paying a heavy price for these mistakes. Because of that mistake thousands of people have been killed. Because of these mistakes, the country has become a victim of terrorism today. Why should not I take name?" Shah said.
Earlier, Tiwari sought to put the blame for the current situation in Kashmir on coalition government of BJP and PDP that were "ideologically incompatible". Referring to the governments of Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, Tiwari said the two leaders had brought the state to normalcy but it changed drastically during the three-year rule of BJP-PDP government.
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