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Patel wanted to merge all of Kashmir with India, Nehru didn’t let him: PM

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November 01, 2025

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Friday targeted the Congress for adopting a “spineless attitude” while dealing with issues related to the country’s sovereignty,and said that while Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel wanted “all of Kashmir” to be united with India, Jawaharlal Nehru “did not let his wish be fulfilled”.

- ADITI RAJA

The Prime Minister was speaking at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) celebrations at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat’s Narmada district.On the occasion of Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary, Modi paid floral tribute at the Statue of Unity and presided over the Ekta Diwas Parade.

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