BJP had handed over Masood Azhar to Pak: Sidhu

HOSHIARPUR/GURDASPUR: Getting flak for his comments in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack, Punjab minister for local bodies and tourism Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday hit out at the BJP by reminding it of the release of Jaish-e-mohammad (JEM) chief Masood Azhar 20 years ago during the Kandahar standoff in 1999. The minister also sought exemplary action against those behind terrorist activities. “Those who are branding me as anti-national should tell the people as to who had handed him (Massod) over to Pakistan. What they (BJP) had been doing all these years to get at him,” he asked. He said his statement had been distorted by people with vested interests. “Nationalism is the highest religion and I stand by my nation”, he said. “India’s voice is my voice and I strongly stand by my party’s stand”, he added.