Latest NewsIndiaNEWSPolitics

Senior Congress Leader Says Sardar Patel had Offered Kashmir to Pakistan

In a statement that could seriously spark some debates in the coming days, senior Congress Party leader Saiffudin Soz said that Sardar Vallabhai Patel was willing to trade Kashmir in exchange of Hyderabad during partition.

“Sardar Patel was a pragmatist and had offered Kashmir to Liaquat Ali Khan (then Pak PM). He told him ‘don’t talk of Hyderabad, talk Kashmir; take Kashmir but don’t talk of Hyderabad’ as Khan was preparing for war and Patel wasn’t.

see also: Violence is the new era of Kashmir and Narendra Modi can’t stop it ,says Global terrorist Hafiz Saeed

Soz had very recently made another controversy with his statement by which he supported the stance of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharaff’s stance on Kashmir. It was in his book ‘Kashmir: Glimpses of History and the Story of Struggle, Soz had said that Musharaffs assessment of Kashmir “seemed to be correct even today “.

“Musharraf said Kashmiris don’t want to merge with Pakistan, their first choice is independence. The statement was true then and remains true now also. I say the same but I know that it is not possible,” he added.

It is possible that his statements are more of a publicity stunt to ensure the popularity of his book.

shortlink

Post Your Comments


Back to top button