Political leaders take on BJP over attack on Muslim family in Gurugram

“Every patriotic Indian is disgusted by the video of a family in Gurugram being mercilessly beaten by hooligans,” Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

Senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress took a shot at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the alleged attack on a family of Muslims, which left 12 of a family injured.

“Every patriotic Indian is disgusted by the video of a family in Gurugram being mercilessly beaten by hooligans,” Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted. (Arvind Yadav/HT File PHOTO)

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad accused the BJP of creating an environment of “hatred.”

“Every patriotic Indian is disgusted by the video of a family in Gurugram being mercilessly beaten by hooligans. The RSS/BJP channelises bigotry and hatred for political power. This incident serves as a warning of the dangerous consequences and the dark side of that strategy,” Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday condemned the attack. “Whatever happened at the residence of Mohammad Sajid is beyond imagination. The political leaders who are behind such incidents are unable to understand that hatred is such avenom that will destroy everything,” he tweeted in Hindi.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday targeted PM Narendra Modi. In a tweet, Kejriwal said, “Hitler bhi satta ke liye yahi karta tha. Hitler ke gunde logo to pitte the, unka khoon karte the aur police jinhe mara, unhi ke khilaaf case karti thi (Hitler also used to do this for power. Hitler’s goons used to beat up people, kill them, and police registered cases against those who were assaulted).”