Appoint Hindu CM in J&K: Subramanian Swamy

Mumbai: Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Monday demanded appointment of a Hindu Chief Minister in Jammu & Kashmir and blamed former prime minister late Jawaharlal Nehru for imposing a tradition of having only Muslims as chief ministers in that state.
Speaking at a function called “India’s Grand Narrative” organised by the Virat Hindustan Sangam here on Sunday night, he opined that the new chief minister of J&K should be a Hindu face.
“There should be a Hindu Chief Minister in J&K. If the PDP has a Hindu or a Sikh member, we (BJP) can make that member the CM. The tradition imposed by Mr Nehru that there would only be a Muslim CM in J&K will not be tolerated,” he argued.
Claiming that Hindutva alone is going to help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr Swamy asserted that economic development won’t bring in votes.
“Economic development is not going to bring in votes. (Former prime minister Atal Bihari) Vajpayeeji used ‘India Shining’ as his government’s campaign motto but failed,” he reasoned in support of his demand.
“The BJP had promised reassertion in its faith (Hindutva) and a corruption-free government, hence, it won so many seats in 2014,” the Rajya Sabha MP remembered.
Mr Swamy also opined that the Centre needed to be given another five-year term in order to fulfil its promises.