Nehru approaching UN on J-K was more than a Himalayan blunder: Shah

Union HomeMinister Amit Shah on Sunday faulted Jawaharlal Nehru's handling of Jammu and Kashmir, saying approaching the United Nations on the issue was "more than a Himalayan blunder", and asserted that the entire world has supported the move to abrogate the state's special status under Article 370.

Shah said that there are no restrictions in the Valley now and expressed confidence that Jammu and Kashmir will be the most developed region in the country in the next 10 years because of the bold step taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5.

"In 1948, India went to United Nations. That was a Himalayan blunder. It is more than a Himalayan blunder," he said at a seminar on national security organised by Samkalp Former Civil Servants Forum at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) here.

"India approached the UN under Article 35 of the UN Charter which deals with disputed land. Had they approached under Article 51 of the UN Charter, it would have been a matter of illegal ...