Gandhinagar/IBNS, May 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a veiled attack on the Congress for not listening to its tall leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who had advocated taking back of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Indian Armed Forces.

During the post-Independence and post-partition crisis in 1947, when Pakistan-backed tribal fighters invaded Kashmir, Patel played a crucial role in ensuring India responded militarily after Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession.

While Indian forces successfully pushed back the invaders, the conflict ultimately led to a ceasefire in 1949, leaving PoK under Pakistani control.

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