Farooq Abdullah justifies his father's arrest by Nehru: "He did nothing wrong in arresting my father"

NewsBharati 25-Jan-2024 13:22:18 PM

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Jammu, Jan 25: Farooq Abdullah justified his father Sheikh Abdullah’s arrest during Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s tenure and said there was nothing wrong in that. The BJP criticised him for passing such statements saying, "in his greed for power, he was even prepared to disown his father".

“My father was kept in jail for 13 years by Jawahar Lal Nehru. I have never said that Jawahar Lal has done this wrong. I have been saying that he may have a better understanding,” Abdullah said while speaking at an event in Mumbai to commemorate the birth centenary celebrations of Madhu Dandavate on Sunday.

Reacting to the former chief minister’s remarks, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh warned the people against such people who have been playing a double game with Jammu and Kashmir for their vested political interests.

“It was pure political opportunism of Farooq Abdullah in his greed for power that he was even prepared to abjure and to an extent disown his father,” Chugh said. He also said it is a matter of “shame and disgrace” for the entire people of Jammu and Kashmir that the National Conference patron is justifying his father’s arrest during the Nehru era.

🚨 Faaroq Abdullah : "My father was kept in jail for 13 years by Jawahar Lal Nehru but I did not say that Nehru did anything wrong. Nehru may have a better understanding"

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He warned the people of Jammu and Kashmir against those playing a double game for their political interests, labelling the National Conference (NC) president as a “power-hungry” individual willing to disown his father.

Highlighting the transformative era under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Chugh urged the relegation of Muftis and Abdullahs to oblivion, envisioning a new dawn for Jammu and Kashmir.

"Modi-led government has ushered in a new era of development and progress in J&K which has brought about basic transformation in the culture. It is time Muftis and Abdullahs are cast into oblivion and the people start seeing a new sunrise in J&K," he said.