"Italian Culture": Amit Shah's Dig At Congress Over Article 370 Remark

The Home Minister's comment was a reaction to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's swipe at the BJP for raising the Article 370 issue in Rajasthan.

The BJP hit out at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday over his swipe at the ruling party for raising the issue of removal of Article 370 of the Constitution - which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir - in Rajasthan, with Home Minister Amit Shah saying the opposition party's "Italian culture" is to be blamed for it not understanding the very idea of India. It is shameful to hear that the Congress party is asking, "Kashmir se kya waasta hai?"I would like to remind the Congress party that J&K is an integral part of India, and every state and citizen has the right over J&K, just as the people of J&K have the right over the rest of… pic.twitter.com/cFeO80XBxl Another day, another gem from Congress! Kharge Ji displays the typical Congress mindset which wanted Jammu and Kashmir to remain disconnected from the rest of India. He doesn't even know that that Article in question is Article 370 and not 371!Jammu and Kashmir will remain an… pic.twitter.com/JMy6zUFGpf

Mr Shah and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including its president JP Nadda, shared a short clip of Kharge's speech on X, in which he is heard targeting the ruling party for talking about the removal of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, in Rajasthan.

"Arre bhai, yahan ke logon se kya wasta hai (what has it got to do with the people here)?" Mr Kharge is heard asking in the clip. The Congress chief also incorrectly referred to Article 371 instead of Article 370, which had granted special rights to Jammu and Kashmir and was annulled by the BJP-led Centre in August 2019.