New Delhi | Minister of States (MoS) for Home Affairs, Kiran Rijuju on Thursday demanded an apology from the Congress party for accusing the government of using surgical strikes’ video for political gains.
“I am very surprised that the Congress party which ruled India for more than 5 decades is speaking in the tune of separatists. The army has done something extraordinary in the national interest by performing the surgical strike, but the Congress party demanded proof. Now that video evidence has emerged, they are saying this is for publicity,” Rijuju spoke to ANI.
“I fail to understand what level of politics Congress is playing. Due to years of corruption, the people of India have rejected Congress. That doesn’t mean that out of desperation they should speak and act in tune with Pakistani establishments and separatists. Congress should apologise to the nation for this,” he added.
Earlier the Congress claimed that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was using the sacrifice of soldiers to garner votes. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the Modi government was politicising the strikes and was using the surgical strikes for political gains. “Modi government is exploiting the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ and trying to win votes through Surgical Strike. The nation wants to ask them did Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh boast of the success of Army operations during their tenure, just like them?” he said.
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