Rajnath Singh hits out at Rahul Gandhi for remarks on Kashmir

TIL Desk/National/Jammu/ Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has hit out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his comments on Kashmir made at an event in the US, saying national issues should not be politicised.

He countered Mr Gandhi’s contention that terrorism in Kashmir had increased under the Modi government by reminding him of the situation which existed in the Valley in 1989 as well as 7-8 years back.

“National issues should not be politicised… We cannot forget about 1989 (when militancy in Kashmir started). What was the situation then? What was the situation 7-8 years ago? I don’t blame anybody,” Mr Singh told reporters.

He was replying to Mr Gandhi’s remarks made at a university event in the US that the previous Congress-led government had broken the back of terrorism in Kashmir and accused the Modi dispensation of “massively opening up space” for terrorists.

“Why has the situation never been peaceful (in Kashmir) since 1947? I don’t want blame anybody,” the Home Minister said. He was also asked to comment on reports that an MLA of Jammu and Kashmir had allegedly taken money from Pakistan, purportedly according to the NIA.