Nehru was willing to let go of Jammu & Kashmir state

 
 The fundamental upshots of the Narendra Modi’s 40-minute speech were two. One, the Congress has ruined India, undermined its position in the eyes of the international community, endangered national unity, messed up the Indian economy and reduced the office of the Prime Minister to a nullity. Free India from the corrupt and undesirable Congress was his refrain. Two, Jammu & Kashmir acceded to India in terms of the Constitutional law on the subject like other 560-odd Princely States, but the Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru again and again bungled in Kashmir and weakened the Indian position in the sensitive border State. Dispense justice to the internally displaced Kashmir Hindus, give Jammu and Ladakh what is their legitimate due share in the State’s polity and economy, win over the Kashmiri youth through education and development and integrate the State completely into India was his message.

Nehru’s 13 blunders

Narendra Modi was absolutely right when he questioned the manner in which Nehru handled the Kashmir issue in 1947 and thereafter. Indeed, Nehru never acted in the best interests of the nation. On the contrary, he made controversial statements at regular intervals about Jammu & Kashmir and created an impression that a final decision on the State’s political future had yet to be taken. Jammu & Kashmir was the only Princely State that was not handled by Sardar Patel, as Nehru had de-linked it from the Home Ministry and attached it with his own Foreign Ministry as if the State was an alien country

After gaining promise of Independence a meeting was organized to select the first General of the Indian Army. Jawahar Lal Nehru was heading that meeting.

Leaders and Army officers were discussing to whom this responsibility should be given.

Nehru said, "I think we should appoint a British officer as a General of Indian Army, as we don't have enough experience to lead the same.”

Everybody supported Nehru, because if the PM was suggesting something, how can they not agree?

But one of the army officers abruptly said, "I have a point, sir."

He said, "You see, sir, our Govt don't have enough experience to lead a nation too, so shouldn't we appoint a British person as first PM of India?"

The meeting hall suddenly went quiet.

Then, Nehru said, "Then whom, do you suggest to be the first General of Indian Army?, Can you lead ?"

He got a golden chance to accept the offer but he refused the same and said, "Sir, we have a very talented army officer, my senior, Lt Gen Cariappa, who is the most deserving among us."

The army officer who raised his voice against the PM was Lt General Nathu Singh Rathore, the 1st Lt General of the Indian Army.

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