New Delhi, August 5
Revoking Article 370 of the Constitution has been a key part of the BJP's core agenda and has always struck an emotional chord with its rank and file after its ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee died in a Jammu and Kashmir jail in 1953 to protest the state's special status and demand its complete integration with the Union.
This is one of three key BJP planks besides building Ram temple and implementing Uniform Civil Code which have given the party its distinct Hindutva and nationalist identity.
Spearheading the agitation to scrap Article 370, Mookerjee had entered J&K and was arrested. His presence was deemed illegal as outsiders then required a permit to enter it. Mookerjee's death, considered mysterious by BJP and its Hindutva allies, and his slogan "ek desh mein do vidhan, do pradhan aur do nishan nahi chalenge" (One country can't have two Constitutions, two PMs, and two national emblems) have long been a rallying cry for the party. His "sacrifice" was mentioned by one BJP leader after another as they spoke in the RS. — PTI
Ek desh mein do vidhan, do pradhan aur do nishan nahi chalenge — Syama Prasad Mookerjee
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