"Shameful to hear...": Amit Shah slams Kharge over his remarks on 'Kashmir'

New Delhi [India], April 6 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed Congress over its National President Mallikarjun Kharge's remark in a rally and said that it is mostly the "Italian culture" of the Congress party that is to blame for not understanding the very idea of India.
In a post on X, Amit Shah said that it is shameful to hear that the Congress party is asking, "Kashmir se kya waasta hai?"
"I would like to remind the Congress party that J&K is an integral part of India, and every state and citizen has the right over J&K, just as the people of J&K have the right over the rest of India. The Congress doesn't know that many brave sons of Rajasthan have sacrificed their lives for peace and security in Kashmir. But it is not merely the fault of the Congress leaders. It is mostly the Italian culture of the Congress party that is to blame for not understanding the very idea of India. Such statements hurt every patriotic citizen who cares for the unity and integrity of the nation. People will certainly answer Congress," he said on X.
"And for the kind information of the Congress, it was not Article 371, but Article 370, that was abrogated by the Modi government. However, it is only expected of Congress to make such horrendous mistakes. Such blunders made by it have haunted our nation for decades now," Amit Shah added.
Amit Shah shared a video on his X account in which Mallikarjun Kharge said, "They (BJP) are coming here and saying that they removed 371. What does it have to do with the people here? It's okay, if you go and speak about that in Jammu and Kashmir."
The Lok Sabha polls in the Union Territory will be held in the first five phases on April 19 (Udhampur), April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar) and May 20 (Baramulla).
The counting of votes will be taken up on June 4.