Jammu, April 12 -- union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that Jammu and Kashmir holds a unique place in the ideological evolution of the Bharatiya Janata Party, tracing its roots to the early years of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded by Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951.
He recalled that one of the first major movements led by Dr. Mukherjee was for the complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India, during which he visited the region in 1953 and passed away in Srinagar under tragic circumstances.
Dr. Singh recalled that this historic association not only gave an early impetus to the Jana Sangh but also firmly linked the identity of the party with Jammu and Kashmir for generations to come.
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