Mumbai, Sep 22 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the Congress and its former president Rahul Gandhi on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, accusing them of playing politics on a question,
which involved 'national security'.
He was in Mumbai to address the party activists, to explain to them the importance of revoking Article 370, which would be a major BJP poll plank for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, to be held on October 21.
Describing the move to revoke Article 370 as a 'historic decision' on Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Shah said while BJP had struggled for "one nation, one Prime Minister and one constitution", the Congress was indulging in politicising an issue, involving the nation's security.
"The Congress views it as a political issue, but we consider it as nationalism. I congratulate PM Narendra Modi for his courage and grit for scrapping Article 370 & 35A in the very first session of Parliament, after we formed the government for the second time," he added.
"I want to inform Rahul Gandhi that our three generations have struggled to strike down Article 370. So, it is not some political issue like you may believe. Keeping it alive was a political issue for the Congress, but for BJP, it was a matter of the country's unity and integrity, a dream made true by PM Modi," Mr Shah said.
He advised Mr Gandhi to study Indian history, to realise how taking correct decisions are taken on such grave issues.
The Union Minister also expressed optimism that a BJP-led government Alliance would return to power with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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