By Our Correspondent
JAIPUR/BHUBANESWAR: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday addressed a Jan Jagran Sabha in Rajasthan and hit out at the Congress for criticising the Centre for not discussing abrogations of Article 370 provisions with Kashmiri people and asked if Jawaharlal Nehru took his Cabinet into confidence before taking the “Kashmir problem” to the United Nations.
Pradhan was addressing a ”Jan Jagran Sabha” on ”Abrogation of Article 370 — Historic Correction of a Historic Blunder” organised by the BJP in Rajasthan.
“The Congress raises question that why you have not discussed with people of Jammu and Kashmir, I would like to ask, did Pandit Nehru discuss with the Cabinet of that time, when Kashmir problem was taken to UNO, did (he) take Cabinet into confidence?,” he said.
Article 370 led to rise in terror activities and corruption and also hampered employment opportunities to youth, among others, Pradhan said.The Congress governments led by Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi ran the country as per political will and to fulfil political needs, he alleged.
