Jaitley hits back at Chidambaram for his comments on Kashmir

Mumbai, Oct 29: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has hit back at the Congress leader P Chidambaram for his comments on Kashmir issue and said that the present problem of Kashmir is because of the flawed policy of the Congress.

Earlier Chidambaram has said that when people of Jammu and Kashmir ask for azaadi most of them mean they want greater autonomy. However, the finance minister has said that " Congress position with regard to azaadi or greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir was against the national interest."

He added that "It was the flawed policy of the Congress right since 1947 which is responsible for the Kashmir problem ,the Kashmir problem is the Congress's legacy."Now instead of learning from its past mistakes, the Congress wants to precipitate a crisis for this country."



"I think the Congress is deceiving the whole country, it is deceiving itself and it is encouraging separatism in J&K. It is hurting India's national interest and this is a very serious issue," he added.

Jaitley has said that "We have succeeded in squeezing the funds for terrorists. The mass protest of stone throwers are by and large over. Intelligence network from village to village has been reestablished, terrorists are on the run and security forces have the upper hand."