Jawaharlal Nehru responsible for Indo-China conflict MP CM

    Raipur, Jun 28 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday alleged that then prime
minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress are responsible for
the border conflict between India and China.
    He also attacked Congress top brass over donations
allegedly received by Sonia Gandhi-headed Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation (RGF) and accused former party chief Rahul Gandhi
of "demoralising" the Army with his statements.
    "No Prime Minister from the Congress party had ever
dared to build a road on the Indian side adjoining China. Why
China is frustrated now?
    "It is because Narendra Modi government has
constructed roads on borders. China is frustrated because it
is thinking that if India continues to grow then it will be
the only country in the world which can defeat them," Chouhan
said while addressing a virtual rally of BJP workers of
Chhattisgarh from Bhopal.
    He also warned China of consequences for its actions
against India.
    "...China be careful. You (China) cannot cause any
harm to India but if 130 crore people of this country (show
their resolve) then China will be devastated and ruined," the
chief minister said.
    From the recent face-off in the Galwan Valley in
Ladakh, China must have understood very well that contemporary
India is not what it used to be way back in 1962, he said.
    "India is now being led by Narendra Modi. Our PM has
clearly said that we never provoke anyone, but we will also do
not compromise if anyone provokes us.
    "Our Army personnel have taught a strong lesson to
China and given a befitting reply to Chinese soldiers(in the
Galwan valley). I bow my head to our brave soldiers who have
sacrificed their lives," he said.
    Chouhan said a new India with a different identity is
emerged under the leadership of Modi.
    "...Recall those days when China used to show eyes
(agression) to India while Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other small
countries used to threaten us. Have Congressmen forgotten who
had raised the slogan of 'Hindi-Chini bhai bhai' in this
country?
    "Nehru ji kept on raising the slogans but did not
realise when China entered our borders (in 1962)," he said.
    "A member of parliament had raised the issue (of China
occupying Indian land during the 1962 war while speaking in
Parliament), to which Nehru had replied saying 'what we should
do with a piece of land where not a single blade of grass
grows'.
    "'That MP then pointed at Nehru's head and said
nothing grows on your head, so should it be thrown away
considering it as useless?' Nehru's statement shows his and
the Congress party's thinking towards our holy land which was
termed by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as 'jeeta
Jagta Rashtra purush'," Chouhan said.
    He alleged that it was Congress which gave birth to
Indo-china conflict. "Modi ji will now find its permanent
solution," the CM added.
    He further attacked Congress over the allegations of
donations received by the RGF from China in 2005-06.
    "Sonia Gandhi ji should clarify about the Congress'
connection with China...Due to a mistake committed by one
family, China occupied 43,000 sq kms of land of India. The
Congress should apologise to the nation," he added.
    BJP president J P Nadda had on Saturday alleged that
the RGF, which is headed by Sonia Gandhi, received donations
every year from the Chinese embassy between 2005-09 and from
the "tax haven" of Luxembourg, which is full of "hawala
transactions", between 2006-09.
    Chouhan also targetted Rahul Gandhi, saying the
latter's comments on the Indo-China border conflict are
"demoralising" to the Army.
    "The Congress has committed a sin and offence by
demoralising the Army. Rahul Gandhi asks questions. Rahul Baba
when you will get wisdom? Your mental age does not seem to
have grown beyond five or seven years. How unfortunate that
the Congress party has got such a leader. The country will not
forgive Rahul Gandhi and his party," he added. PTI TKP
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