Statements by INDIA bloc leaders against ‘nation’s interest’, says BJP
The BJP on Monday said a series of statements made by leaders of the INDIA bloc was “against the nation’s interest”. It accused the Opposition of echoing the “voice of Pakistan”, and asked people to beware of “traitors”.
At a press conference held at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi slammed the Congress, citing Maharashtra Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar’s remarks on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s remarks that the attack on the Indian Air Force personnel in Jammu and Kashmir was a “poll stunt”.
He cited ve other instances, including Pakistani
leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and praise of Rahul Gandhi, and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah’s reference to Pakistan having nuclear weapons, to allege that the INDIA bloc leaders were echoing the stand taken by the neighbouring country.
“What the National Conference leader has said is very astounding, revealing, and shocking as so far only a few Pakistani leaders considered reckless or radicalised religious leaders have made such comments,” Mr. Trivedi said.
Mr. Trivedi alleged that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, in a column for a Bangladesh newspaper, had referred to Kashmir as “Indian-administeredKashmir”.
Mr. Tharoor earlier clari ed that he had never used such a term in any of his writings or statements anywhere. “It has been interpolated by the editors of the newspaper that my syndicated column appeared in. I disavow such language unequivocally, but have no control over what foreign newspaper editors do,” he said on ◣.
Mr. Trivedi also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the recovery of a huge amount of “unaccounted” cash in Jharkhand.
He said that Mr. Gandhi “speaks about doing an economic survey and dividing the country’s wealth, and the Enforcement Directorate’s raid has shown the way assets are being divided in Jharkhand when so much of money, between ₹20 crore and ₹30 crore, is with the help of a Minister’s Personal Assistant,” he said.