On Mookerjee’s death anniversary on Tuesday, the BJP brass paid tributes to the man who gave the party a task –abrogation of Article 370 that gave the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir its special status. On his death anniversary last year, leaders underlined how he “sacrificed” his life for the unity of the country. The then newly-appointed working president; JP Nadda also added that while the whole country demanded an inquiry into Mookerjee’s death, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru “did not order an inquiry.”“History is witness to this. The RSS that has been steadfastly bringing up the need to investigate Mookerjee’s death is not giving up on this demand. In 2004, Vajpayee stoked a controversy with his statement that Mookerjee’s death was part of “a conspiracy” between the then Jawaharlal Nehru-led central government and Jammu and Kashmir government.

Source: Hindustan Times June 23, 2020 15:06 UTC