RAJNATH’S CONFESSION

Freudian slip? Interacting with reporters in Mumbai on June 8, Union minister for home Rajnath Singh announced that the Centre will soon come up with an integrated permanent solution on Kashmir. Asked whether it will include removing Article 370, he first refused comment, then smiled and said, “Aapki manokamna poori hogi (your wish will be fulfilled).” Half an hour later, when BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari told him his statement could well make headlines the next day, Singh shrugged and said, “I was referring to farmers’ issues.”