Cong's headless Modi poster on Pahalgam gets BJP's 'Lashkar-e-Pakistan' counter
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the post has proven that the Congress has become what he called "Pakistan Prasth Party".
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress over a social media post targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the opposition party of aligning itself with Pakistan’s narrative, following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 26 lives.
The BJP raised alarm over the post shared by the Congress’s official X handle that appeared to depict a headless figure of the Prime Minister with a caption ‘gayab’ (missing).
“It is concerning that being a national party, Congress has turned to Lashkar-e-Pakistan Congress with its double standards. The Congress is facing flak for sharing a headless image of India’s PM, at a time when PM Modi gave a strong message to Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism. The Congress shared such an image because ‘sar tan se juda’(head separated from body) is their ideology,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said while speaking to reporters in Delhi.
Bhatia said the Congress's repeated criticism of the government is being celebrated in Pakistan. “Instead of playing its part as an Opposition and standing with India, the Congress is grabbing acclamation in Pakistan. Their ministers and ex-ministers are seeking support in Congress,” he said.
The Congress, however, questioned the Prime Minister for "missing” in the all-party meeting on the Pahalgam attack.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, “Although the Prime Minister returned (cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia) on April 24 (when the meeting was held), he left for Bihar to address a rally. He has time for giving election speeches, but doesn’t he have time or interest for the all-party meeting?”
Earlier, the BJP had slammed the Congress over statements made by several of their leaders on the Pahalgam attack. The Congress later clarified that these were the personal views of the individuals and not the party's stance.
Bhatia slammed the Congress asking whether Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge’s support to the government on the Pahalgam attack was genuine or a “pretense”. “Why does not Rahul Gandhi say a word on the post shared on X? Why is the Congress standing with Pakistan?” he asked.
