The country suffered only because of Nehru's peace envoy policy; Criticism of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Mumbai: The country has been weakened by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's peace envoy policy and this has been going on for a long time, said Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Bhagat Singh Koshyari was speaking at the launch of the book 'Impossible to Possible' organized on the occasion of Kargil Victory Day. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis and MLA Mangalprabhat Lodha's wife and others were present on the occasion.

 
Leaving Atal Bihari's tenure, it was felt that people's attention was less on the country's security. I have a lot of respect for Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. But perhaps his weakness was that he wanted to be a peace envoy, to fly pigeons. This has weakened the country and continued for a long time. Atal Bihari Vajpayee tested the atomic bomb in 1998. That atomic bomb had been there for 20 years. The government was scared but our Vajpayee brought the test. The world imposed restrictions on him, but Atalji had faith in the citizens of his country. "I tell your soldiers, just as we trust you, you must trust us that the country is with you," he said.
We want an atmosphere of peace in the country. You don't consider anyone an enemy. On the other hand, the governor said that he was surrounded on four sides by people who considered him an enemy. Tears came to my eyes when I saw that the airport was not started while I was in Trishul. But after a while, I saw in the newspaper that 4 airports are being set up in Ladakh. I thought I was getting Padma Vibhushan. Because it is needed at the border. It has not been so many years but now the country is safe in Modi's hands, the governor said.