Published 22:11 IST, October 2nd 2019
Gandhi would have launched Delhi-Srinagar yatra on Art 370 move: Singh
Had Mahatma Gandhi been alive today, he would have announced a march from Delhi to Srinagar over the Centre's move on Article 370.
Had Mahatma Gandhi been alive today, he would have announced a march from Delhi to Srinagar over the Centre's move on Article 370, said Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday as he attacked the government for scrapping Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had "finished" former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's doctrine on resolving the J&K issue which was based on the principles of "Kashmiriyat" (legacy of Kashmir), "jamhooriyat" (democracy) and "insaniyat" (humanism).
"If Mahatma Gandhi would have been alive on the day Article 370 was voided, he would have announced a yatra from Red Fort in Delhi to Lal Chowk in Srinagar, he said.
The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister was speaking at a function organised here to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Rajya Sabha MP said Vajpayee knew what holds key to solving the decades-old Kashmir issue.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee always maintained 'Kashmiriyat', 'jamhooriyat', 'insaniyat', hold key to the Kashmir problem.
But Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have bid a farewell to Ataljis three principles and finished off his doctrine, Singh said.
Digvijaya Singh stokes controversy
Digvijaya Singh, infamous for his contentious statements has yet again whisked a controversy by stating that the radicalisation of Hindus is as dangerous as radicalisation of Muslims.
Referring to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's 50-min lengthy speech at the UN General Assembly, the senior Congress leader said that it would be difficult for the nation in case there is 'radicalisation of the majority,' similar to that in Pakistan.
"The speech on radicalisation by Prime Minister Imran Khan (at UNGA) in which he speaks on Islamophobia and radical Muslims, the counter of that is radicalisation of Hindus. The radicalisation of Hindus is equally dangerous to the radicalisation of Muslims. Jawaharlal Nehru had said, communalism of the majority is more dangerous than the communalism of the minority. Today, the situation in Pakistan where there is a communalisation of the majority, if that happens in India it will not be easy to save the nation then," Digvijaya Singh said.
The Congress had staunchly opposed the Centre's move on Article 370 in Parliament, but several of its leaders supported the withdrawal of J&K's special staut outside the House.
(With PTI inputs)
Updated 22:22 IST, October 2nd 2019