Nehru was not responsible. When this article (Article 370) was brought, it was Sardar Patel: Farooq Abdullah.

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s criticism of Jawaharlal Nehru, stating, “I don’t understand why there is so much criticism against Nehru. Nehru wasn’t responsible for Article 370; it was Sardar Patel. Nehru was in America when it happened.” Abdullah was addressing Shah’s comment on Nehru making “two major blunders” related to the Kashmir issue. Shah had criticized Nehru for declaring a ceasefire without securing the entire region and taking the matter to the United Nations.