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Jaswant’s views on Jinnah against party’s ideology: Sushma

Neena Vyas

Sushma Swaraj

NEW DELHI: BJP’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj has indicated that party leader Jaswant Singh’s views on Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his book that was released here on Monday would “certainly” be the subject of a detailed discussion at the party’s three-day brainstorming session in Shimla due to begin on Wednesday.

“Denigrating Sardar Patel [India’s first Home Minister] and eulogising Jinnah are views that are totally against the party’s basic ideology and belief,” she said adding that there could be and would be no compromise on this.

While a formal and more detailed reaction from the party is expected on Tuesday, party leaders said such a book from Mr. Singh was not needed at all and it would send a “very wrong message” to the party cadre. The party believes that Patel helped consolidate India by bringing the erstwhile princely States around to recognising the new Indian state.

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