'Sardar Patel Wanted PoK Back But He Was Stopped...': PM Modi's Veiled Dig At Congress
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PM Modi said Sardar Patel believed military action should not cease until PoK was reclaimed by India.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in Gujarat's Gandhinagar today, asserted that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had a clear and resolute stance on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Sardar Patel- the architect of India's integration- believed military action should not cease until PoK was reclaimed by India, but his counsel was ultimately disregarded, the PM said.
'Sardar Patel wanted PoK to be returned and till then attack should not stop," PM Modi stated, adding that 'he was disregarded."
Taking a veiled jibe at Pakistan, PM Modi said, 'No matter how healthy the body is, if even a single thorn pricks it, the whole body remains troubled. Now, we have decided that we will remove that thorn."
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