Congress leader's remark, "How Did Pulwama Attack Happen?" irks BJP
Jaipur, March 14: Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, in-charge of Rajasthan Congress, recently made a controversial statement on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has raised a storm in Bharatiya Jnata Party (BJP). All the senior leaders of the party have accused Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in offending the Prime Minister of the country just like Rahul Gandhi insulted the country abroad.
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Sukhjinder Randhawa, recently addressed a party dharna where he asked for action on the Hindenburg Report. He also urged his party to end the infighting for which it is creating headlines every day. Everyone is looking up at the rift between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot ahead of the elections due later this year.
"I am urging all leaders -- finish fighting among yourselves and think of finishing Modi," he had said in the address on Monday. If we can finish Modi, Hindustan might survive. If Modi is here, then Hindustan will be finished," he said.
The senior members of BJP were mostly offended because of the comments that is made on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in February 2019, months before the Lok Sabha elections, in which 40 soldiers died.
"How did Pulwama happen? Hold an inquiry. Did he do this to contest the election?" Mr Randhawa said. They say that there is no bigger patriot than them. Modi doesn't know meaning of 'deshbhakti'. Which leader of BJP fought for the freedom of India?" he added.
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- With inputs from agencies
