While asserting that “lies” need not to be responded to, the BJP on Friday dismissed Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a photo shoot allegedly hours after the Pulwama attack on February 14 as “fake news” and maintained that photographs displayed by the Opposition party were clicked in the morning ahead of the terror strikes.
“Rahul Ji, India is tired of your fake news. Stop sharing photos from that morning to shamelessly mislead the nation. Maybe you knew in advance of the attack but people of India got to know in the evening. Try a better stunt next time, where sacrifice of soldiers isn’t involved,” the BJP tweeted.
The BJP hit back after the Congress president called Modi “prime time minister” and said he continued shooting for a film in Uttarakhand even three hours after news of the Pulwama terror strike came in.
He also attached photographs of Modi attending the photo-shoot and taking a boat ride. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra dismissed as lies the Congress’s claim that Prime Minister was “completely oblivious” to the terror strike or “insensitive” as he “continued” with his prior engagements after the attack, and asserted that such lies need not be responded to.
Patra also attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some other opposition leaders, claiming that they have spoken on the same lines as Pakistan has by questioning the timing of the attack. The neighbouring country has tried to link the attack with the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in India, he said, accusing the Trinamool Congress president of making similar comments.
He referred to the UN Security Council’s strong condemnation of the terror attack and naming of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad by the global body to underscore the Modi Government’s efforts to isolate Pakistan.
“On the one hand all countries are standing with India... Humanity is standing with us, some political parties for their petty politics are not standing with the country,” Patra said, attacking the Congress.
Condemning media reports that had done a caste-wise analysis of the 40 CRPF personnel who were killed in the attack, Patra alleged that the Congress was behind it. “What kind of articles the Congress is getting printed,” he asked, saying that Pakistan sees “casteism” and “Hindu-Muslim” issues as “faultlines” to weaken India.
To a question about Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy’s tweet backing a boycott of “everything Kashmiri”, Patra said Kashmir is an inseparable part of India and Kashmiris are like “brothers and sisters” to other Indians.
