Pakistan Minister Counters Rajnath Singh, Says Sindh Can Claim Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana | World News

Sindh Minister Sardar Ali Shah sparked a new controversy by claiming that Pakistan could lay claim to Indian states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana. His remarks came in response to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent statement that Sindh may return to India one day.

Addressing the Sindh Assembly, Shah touched on ancient civilizational ties while ironically admitting that Sindh is mentioned in the Rig Veda, a fundamental Hindu scripture.

Shah said, “Sindh is a reality. Its history dates back 6,000 years. The world’s first book, Rig Veda, was written on the banks of the Sindhu River. The term ‘Sapta Sindhu’ is used in Rig Veda, which became the basis of the Hindu religion.” “The Persians started calling Sindhu Hindu; it is actually the Sindhu religion. Not Hindustan, but Sindhustan.”

He also claimed that the name India was derived from the Indus – or Sindhu – River, citing Jawaharlal Nehru’s The Discovery of India.

Shah argued that many archaeological sites belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization are located in India today.

“Today’s Pakistan is from Kashmir to Keti Bandar. But some parts are broken,” he said. “Dholavira and Lothal in Gujarat, Kali Bangan in Rajasthan and Rakhigarhi in Haryana are Indus Valley regions. If this is true then we can lay claim to Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana. These should be given to us.”

Rajnath Singh’s remarks spark controversy

The comments followed Rajnath Singh’s statement on November 23 suggesting that Sindh, which went to Pakistan during Partition in 1947, could one day be reunited with India.

Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Singh said that despite existing political borders, Sindh remains a part of India’s civilizational consciousness.

“Sindh may not be with us geographically, but civilisationally it has always been a part of India,” he said, adding, “Borders have changed throughout history… Who knows, one day Sindh may come back to India.”

Citing the writings of senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, the Defense Minister recalled the emotional disconnection still felt by many Sindhi Hindus displaced during Partition. He also noted the common respect for the Indus River among communities before 1947.

Singh had made similar statements in Morocco on September 22, predicting that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would eventually be united with India “without military conflict”, citing growing resentment among the population there.