BJP is under fire from when the Culture Ministry told SC that Kohinoor diamond was not stolen, but gifted by the then Punjab ruler to the East India Company. It reiterated all the efforts from Central Government to make efforts to bring it back.
The government has revised its stand, saying “it reiterates its resolve to make all possible efforts to bring back the Kohinoor diamond in an amicable manner”.
Meenakshi Lekhi spoke at a Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) event. The BJP national spokesperson and parliamentarian said, “Everybody is questioning our stand on Kohinoor. What really transpired in the court... it is not the government’s stand that we will not make claim for Kohinoor... The government's stand is different and I think you have known Narendrabhai PM Narendra Modi) more closely than I have... He’ll bring everything back home.”
“So far, he has brought back three artefacts to the country in less than two years. Three major artefacts have been brought back by this government in less than three years, so there is no question of giving up on Kohinoor, but how it has to be claimed, when it will come is the second issue because we are dealing with two-way public international law,” she said.
-Sumana
