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New Delhi - Two days after main opposition political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expelled its senior member Jaswant Singh for lauding Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah and demonizing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru, Singh struck back by accusing the party of double standard and nepotism.
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In his new book 'Jinnah, India Partition, Independence,' Jaswant Singh has not only praised Jinnah but also demonized India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, charging them for being responsible for the partition of India.
However, interestingly, Singh's view that Nehru was responsible for the partition of India is not new. In fact, Abul Kalam Azad in his book "India wins freedom" can be seen arguing that partition of India could have been avoided if Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had shown some flexibility over the Cabinet Mission plan.
Immediately after the book was released, BJP distanced itself from the book and its author and the top brass took the decision to expel Singh at the party's Chintan Baithak (brainstorming session) held in Shimla. Senior BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi also banned the book in his state.
According to senior BJP leader Kailash Sarang, Singh's expulsion is justified and the book should not only be banned in Gujarat but the whole country.
The senior BJP leader said the biggest mistake committed by Jaswant Singh was to unnecessarily heap praise on Jinnah.
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