NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday tore into Congress party and former Union minister Salman Khurshid after he suggested that a violent anti-government protest similar to those in Bangladesh could potentially occur in India, despite the appearance of normalcy on the surface.
Launching a scathing attack against the leader, BJP MP Sambit Patra said, “He said it during a book release.From Congress’ side, he warned that protests and arson could break out in India; what happened in Bangladesh could happen in India. So many other leaders, including Shashi Tharoor, were present there and they in a way supported that statement.”
“Rahul Gandhi, whenever he went abroad, used to meet many people secretly and speak against India; now we are getting to know what his intention was,” he added.
Reacting to Khurshid’s remarks, BJP MP Giriraj Singh accused the opposition of playing the role of ‘tukde-tukde’ gang.
“It is an evil fortune of the country that the Opposition is playing the role of a ‘tukde-tukde’ gang for votes. We supported Palestine when the issue came, but it was made an issue. Manish Tewari spoke but he did not speak to Hindus in Bangladesh,” Giriraj said.
“He (Salman Khurshid) said that India can also have a situation like Bangladesh, I know that he spoke on the instruction of Rahul Gandhi. It should be remembered that whenever someone tried to become Aurangzeb in the country, a Maharana Pratap had also come,” he added.
Coming down heavily on the grand old party, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also accused Khurshid of provoking and inciting the people of India with his remarks.
“Congress party says that it stands with the government of India as far as the issue of Bangladesh is concerned because this is not a political issue and no politics should be done but their leader Salman Khurshid tried to provoke and incite the people of India,” he said.
“This is another instance of the Congress party putting rajneeti above rashtraneeti. Is Salman Khurshid trying to undermine Indian democracy? Is Salman Khurshid trying to undermine Indian armed forces? This is the same Congress party that has despised ‘deshvirodh’ when trying to oppose Modi,” he added.
“What they mean is that the attacks that take place on Hindus of Bangladesh should take place in India. Today Rahul Gandhi must tell us: does he stand by the statement of Salman Khurshid? Is this not an undermining of the Indian democratic institutions? Is this not taking a typical stereotypical opinion of India’s population? In the recent past, Congress and its allies were hailing Bangladesh, saying that Bangladesh is ahead of us in different segments and now the same people are saying that nothing is right in Bangladesh. The double face of Congress is out yet,” he further said.
Earlier, Khurshid attracted flak after he said that a violent anti-government protest similar to those in Bangladesh could potentially occur in India, despite the appearance of normalcy on the surface.
Speaking at a book launch event, the former Union minister said, “Everything may look normal in Kashmir. Everything may look normal here. We may be celebrating the victory, although some people believe that victory or success in 2024 was perhaps only marginal, and a lot more needs to be done.”
“The fact remains that beneath the surface, there is something,” he said.
“What’s happening in Bangladesh could happen here… the spread in our country prevents things from blowing up in the manner they have in Bangladesh,” he added.
Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation as protests, primarily led by students demanding an end to a quota system for government jobs, have evolved into broader and violent anti-government demonstrations.
Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening after tendering her resignation. It is not clear if Sheikh Hasina will continue to stay in Delhi or move to another location later.
Launching a scathing attack against the leader, BJP MP Sambit Patra said, “He said it during a book release.From Congress’ side, he warned that protests and arson could break out in India; what happened in Bangladesh could happen in India. So many other leaders, including Shashi Tharoor, were present there and they in a way supported that statement.”
“Rahul Gandhi, whenever he went abroad, used to meet many people secretly and speak against India; now we are getting to know what his intention was,” he added.
Reacting to Khurshid’s remarks, BJP MP Giriraj Singh accused the opposition of playing the role of ‘tukde-tukde’ gang.
“It is an evil fortune of the country that the Opposition is playing the role of a ‘tukde-tukde’ gang for votes. We supported Palestine when the issue came, but it was made an issue. Manish Tewari spoke but he did not speak to Hindus in Bangladesh,” Giriraj said.
“He (Salman Khurshid) said that India can also have a situation like Bangladesh, I know that he spoke on the instruction of Rahul Gandhi. It should be remembered that whenever someone tried to become Aurangzeb in the country, a Maharana Pratap had also come,” he added.
Coming down heavily on the grand old party, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also accused Khurshid of provoking and inciting the people of India with his remarks.
“Congress party says that it stands with the government of India as far as the issue of Bangladesh is concerned because this is not a political issue and no politics should be done but their leader Salman Khurshid tried to provoke and incite the people of India,” he said.
“This is another instance of the Congress party putting rajneeti above rashtraneeti. Is Salman Khurshid trying to undermine Indian democracy? Is Salman Khurshid trying to undermine Indian armed forces? This is the same Congress party that has despised ‘deshvirodh’ when trying to oppose Modi,” he added.
“What they mean is that the attacks that take place on Hindus of Bangladesh should take place in India. Today Rahul Gandhi must tell us: does he stand by the statement of Salman Khurshid? Is this not an undermining of the Indian democratic institutions? Is this not taking a typical stereotypical opinion of India’s population? In the recent past, Congress and its allies were hailing Bangladesh, saying that Bangladesh is ahead of us in different segments and now the same people are saying that nothing is right in Bangladesh. The double face of Congress is out yet,” he further said.
Earlier, Khurshid attracted flak after he said that a violent anti-government protest similar to those in Bangladesh could potentially occur in India, despite the appearance of normalcy on the surface.
Speaking at a book launch event, the former Union minister said, “Everything may look normal in Kashmir. Everything may look normal here. We may be celebrating the victory, although some people believe that victory or success in 2024 was perhaps only marginal, and a lot more needs to be done.”
“The fact remains that beneath the surface, there is something,” he said.
“What’s happening in Bangladesh could happen here… the spread in our country prevents things from blowing up in the manner they have in Bangladesh,” he added.
Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation as protests, primarily led by students demanding an end to a quota system for government jobs, have evolved into broader and violent anti-government demonstrations.
Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening after tendering her resignation. It is not clear if Sheikh Hasina will continue to stay in Delhi or move to another location later.