The BJP on Wednesday mounted a scathing attack on Robert Vadra following his comments suggesting that non-Muslims were attacked in Pahalgam as terrorists feel Muslims are being “mistreated” in the country.
Vadra told ANI that he was “deeply concerned” by the current “state of our country”.
“Firstly, I feel terrible and my heartfelt condolences are for the people who have died in this terrorist act… I wish that the people who got injured recover at the earliest. The terrorist acts are a weak way to highlight a cause… It is a weak act. I think surely it is time that all governments need to come together…” said Vadra.
The BJP accused him of “giving a clean chit” to Pakistan “on instructions” from senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
“When this terrorist act took place, they (terrorists) were looking at IDs, people who were non-Muslims were attacked and messages were given to the prime minister. Why is this happening? Because, they are feeling that Muslims are being mistreated in our country,” Vadra said.
“I see that the minorities are sidelined. When they are praying, they are not allowed to do so on their roofs. If they are in abundance praying on a Thursday or Friday and there is a spillover on the road, they are stopped… there are surveys of mosques,” he told PTI
Meanwhile, The BJP condemned Vadra’s remarks, accusing him of speaking the language of the terrorists and justifying their barbaric actions.
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Congress party should clarify if its assertion that it is with the government on the issue is nothing but double standards, the BJP said and accused Vadra of playing politics on the issue.
“Robert Vadra’s remarks are completely condemnable,” BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli told PTI.
“This is the same language that terrorists always use to justify their terrorism. It’s clear from Robert Vadra’s remarks that he wants to do politics on such a gruesome terror attack when the entire country is united against it,” Kohli said, demanding an apology from Vadra.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh also asked whether Vadra was “speaking the language of anti-national forces.
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“Robert Vadra’s statements are not only ignorant but dangerous. By targeting the Modi government in the wake of a massacre sponsored by anti-national forces, he has exposed the deeply problematic mindset within the Gandhi family,” he said.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said even as the country was mourning a deep loss in the attack, the Congress had begun to “Defend Pakistan sponsored Islamic Jihad” and allegedly dividing the nation by blaming Hindus.
With PTI Inputs
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