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Congress Darshan blames Nehru, backs Sardar Patel!
“Some words used in some articles of “Congress Darshan” are certainly objectionable”.
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In the past, the party has rarely commented on the historic tussle between the two.
As per reports, an article, which appeared in the December issue of “Congress Darshan” which is published from Maharashtra, claims that Sonia Gandhi’s father was a member of the fascist forces in Italy. Sanjay Nirupam assured that action will be taken against people in editorial team who are responsible for this mistake. The article also suggested that had Nehru embraced Patel’s planning and to an extent his foresight, many problems in worldwide affairs would not have arisen. The content states that Nehru must have paid attention to home minister and independence fighter on global matters.
Stating that, Nehru was against Patel’s views on Nepal, the article said, “Had Patel been heard (by Nehru) then, the problems of Kashmir, China, Tibet and Nepal wouldn’t have existed now”. Patel opposed Nehru’s move of taking the Kashmir issue to the UNO, “Nehru did not agree with Patel’s views on Nepal.” instances like these were documented in the article, DNA reported. It also talks about her “failed attempt” to form a government.
The write-up also describes how Sonia quickly rose to the position of party president.
“We accept the mistake was made in the article”.
Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party today said the Congress mouthpiece “Congress Darshan” should not rake up decade old issues against former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and party president Sonia Gandhi.
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Queried about the controversial articles, Congress leaders present at the party headquarters in Delhi to mark the 131st Foundation Day said if something of this sort has come out, it should be looked into seriously. Congress leader Salman Khurshid is among those who clarified that Nehru played a pivotal role in the country’s freedom movement, and said the article was a mistake.