New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday slammed National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for saying he never exposed Jawaharlal Nehru for jailing his father Sheikh Abdullah, and said the politician was ready to disown his father because of “greed for power”.
J&K National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah defended Nehru against BJP attacks. (PTI) {{^userSubscribe}} {{/userSubscribe}} {{^userSubscribe}} {{/userSubscribe}}
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh accused Abdullah of political opportunism.
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“It was pure political opportunism on Farooq Abdullah's part because of his lust for power that he was even ready to renounce and to some extent disown his father,” Chugh was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Abdullah, a member of the INDIA bloc, said on Sunday that he had never said that Nehru was wrong to imprison his father for 13 years.
“My father was detained for 13 years by Jawahar Lal Nehru. I never said that Jawahar Lal did anything wrong. “I said maybe he had a better understanding,” said Abdullah, Sunday.
The BJP leader said it was shameful and reprehensible if the politician justified his father's arrest.
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Chugh called Abdullah “power hungry.” He warned the people of Jammu and Kashmir against people playing double games for their political interests.
BJP spokesperson Girdhari Lal Raina accused Abdullah of sycophancy.
“Indira (Gandhi)'s Indian syndrome of sycophancy defined on the one hand and arrogance over rights on the other, seems to have hit the National Conference and its alliance partner Congress hard in recent times,” Raina told reporters, according to PTI.
Responding to Abdullah's remarks in Jammu last week, Raina said, “We are shocked by the statement equating J&K with the National Conference. That is ridiculous and reflects more entitlement than merit.”
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Abdullah is one of the main defenders of Nehru's legacy, which is currently under attack by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP blamed Nehru for the problems affecting Jammu and Kashmir.
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Last year, Abdullah said Nehru was not responsible for the imposition of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
“I don't know why they have such poison against Nehru. Nehru was not responsible. When the goods (370) arrived, Sardar Patel was there. Nehru was in America when the Cabinet meeting took place. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was also present when the decision was taken. ,” He says.
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