‘BJP ruling by peddling a bundle of lies’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 23: Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh today questioned the ‘surgical strikes’ and accused the BJP Government of peddling lies, drawing furious reaction from the BJP which said the opposition party was blinded by its “hate” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has insulted the armed forces.
Addressing a public meeting during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu today, Singh alleged that the Government did not agree to the CRPF request of flying its personnel from Srinagar to Delhi and 40 soldiers sacrificed their lives in Pulwama during 2019 terror attack.
“They talk of surgical strikes. They claim to have killed so many people but no proof is given. They are ruling by peddling a bundle of lies,” the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said.
Later, in a tweet in Hindi, Singh said, “From where did the terrorists get 300 kg of RDX in Pulwama incident? DySP Davinder Singh was caught with terrorists but then why was he released? We also want to know about the friendship between the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India.”
Singh further stated that 40 CRPF personnel sacrificed their lives in Pulwama, but this Government has not been able to reveal from where three quintals of RDX came.
“Besides, the Government has not been able to answer where is DySP Davinder Singh, who was caught involved with terrorists. Why was he let free and why was a case of treason not registered against him?
“We would also like to know from the Prime Minister as to what kind of relations he has with Pakistani Prime Minister that both are praising each other. At least, he should answer these questions,” the Congress leader said in a video message.
The BJP launched a sharp attack on the Congress, saying that such comments show that the Rahul Gandhi-led foot march across the country is Bharat Jodo Yatra only in name while he and his party colleagues are working to “break” the country. It is essentially “Bharat Todo Yatra”, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said in New Delhi.
He said, “India will not tolerate if they speak against armed forces. Rahul Gandhi and the Congress hate PM Modi but it seems they have been blinded by the hate to such an extent that their dedication to the country has withered away.”
He said Congress leaders had raised questions about the surgical strikes soon after the Indian Air Force said it hit terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan in retaliation to the Pulwama terror attack.
“Gandhi and the Congress do not have trust in our brave armed forces. They repeatedly raise questions and insult the citizens of India and our armed forces,” Bhatia claimed.
He added that Congress leaders had tried to deflect attention from Pakistan after the terror attack as well. Randeep Singh Surjewala had then blamed “home-grown terrorism”, he claimed, alleging that the opposition party tried to give a clean chit to Pakistan.
Pakistan is in a lot of pain when our armed forces strike terrorists, while in India it is the Congress which is in anguish, he said.
“Nothing is bigger than people’s blessings in democracy. In the 2019 polls, it became clear that people stand with the BJP and the armed forces. While those who raised questions are facing existential crisis,” Bhatia said.
Bhatia claimed that the then Congress-led UPA Government in 2008 did not allow the armed forces to target Pakistan after the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. “There was zero response as it lacked courage. That corrupt and incompetent Congress Government had no will,” he said.
On the other hand the Modi Government targeted camps of terrorists in Pakistan after terror attacks in Uri and Pulwama, he said.
Meanwhile, the Congress distanced itself from party leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks questioning the 2019 surgical strikes, saying the views do not reflect the position of the party which supports all military actions that are in national interest.
“The views expressed by senior leader Digvijaya Singh are his own and do not reflect the position of Congress. Surgical strikes were carried out before 2014 by UPA Government. Congress has supported and will continue to support all military actions that are in the national interest,” AICC general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.
The remarks of Singh drew sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused the opposition party of “insulting” the armed forces after being “blinded” by its “hate” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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