SRINAGAR: Shiv Sena has said Sardar Patel is also responsible for Article 370 which provides special status to Jammu And Kashmir State.
In his weekly column published in Saamana’s Sunday edition, Shiv leader Sanjay Raut said, “Pandit alone will have to tell Jawaharlal Nehru responsible for it. Sardar Patel should also be credited for the mission 370. Quoting official documents, Raut has described Article 370 as merely a ‘transitional measure’.
Political analysts say that the article by Sanjay Raut may have to face embarrassment for the BJP because he has been only blaming Nehru for giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir, while calling Sardar Patel an ‘Iron Man’ He has glorified them.
Raut in his article also said that Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are free to remove Article 370. Rout wrote, “Old history cannot be changed, but Lego has given a mandate to write a new history (to Modi and Shah). Lokmat should be respected. ‘ Route has supported NDA for the removal of 370
Raut says, “Nehru was not alone but Patel was responsible for Article 370 after independence.” In support of his claim, Rout has mentioned Patel’s letters, whose edits are his personal assistant. Shankar has done. (PTK)
