NEW DELHI : BJP stands for abrogation of Article 370 in line with Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee’s views but has put it on the back-burner keeping in mind its ‘coalition dharma’ in Jammu and Kashmir where it is in power with PDP, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.
Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office also said the Government favoured return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley with “respect and security” as it was “incomplete” without them.
In an interview on matters pertaining to J&K, Singh, a Lok Sabha member from Udhampur, spoke on a host of issues, but preferred to downplay controversial matters, including repeal of Article 370, which grants special status to J&K.
Singh said he had grown up in politics understanding the ideology of Mookerjee, who favoured “ek nishan, ek vidhan, ek pradhan” (‘one flag, one Constitution, one leader’).
“So, how can we get away from that truth, how can we get away from our legacy and how can we get away from our birth,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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