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New Delhi: BJP on Thursday hit out at former Home Minister P Chidambaram over his radical proposal on the Kashmir issue, saying it compromises the national security and asserted that the Modi government will secure the unity and integrity of the country without any compromise.
Senior party leader and Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said wisdom had dawned on the senior Congress leader after his party lost power and asked what the governments of “Nehru ji to Sonia ji” did all these years.
“This is nothing but cheap politics. This compromises national security of India,” he told a press conference and termed Chidambaram’s comments objectionable, saying it was least expected from a former home minister.
Chidambaram had yesterday advocated restoring the “grand bargain” under which Kashmir had acceded to India by granting a large degree of autonomy, warning that otherwise the country will have to pay a “heavy price”. He also suggested relaxing AFSPA. “After losing power, he is giving sermons. Our party and government are committed to the unity and security of the country. Its unity and integrity is paramount and not the life of a terrorist. We will secure it without any compromise whatsoever,” Naidu said.
