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Former SC judge Katju's comments on Bihar kicks off political storm

| | Sep 27, 2016, at 09:35 pm
Patna, Sept 27 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Former Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Markandey Katju has kicked off political storms in the country through his post on the social media, showing Bihar and Biharis in poor light.

In his recent Facebook post, the ex-Supreme Court judge offered to give Kashmir to Pakistan on the condition that it also takes away Bihar for what he claimed would end the dispute once and for all.


“It’s package deal…Either you take both Kashmir and Bihar or nothing. We will not give you Kashmir alone,” Katju wrote on his facebook post.

He claimed former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered this deal to Pervez Musharraf at the Agra Summit but he “stupidly” rejected it.

Although Katju apologized later describing it as a “Joke” and saying “Most people in India lack a sense of humour,” his remarks drew a lot of criticism from the leaders across the political spectrum.

“This is a very serious matter. We demand immediate arrest of Justice Katju,” BJP spokesperson Vinod Narayan Jha said.

Senior JD-U leader KC Tryagi said the man should be charged for sedition. “It’s unfortunate that a person of this stature makes derogatory comments about Bihar,” he told the media on Tuesday.

 

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