The BJP chief urged all parties not to politicise the issue but said the BJP would take the issue to the masses to build up the confidence of the armed forces
“We have not claimed the surgical strikes. The army did it. Army and not the politicians should claim credit,” he said
He said by questioning the strikes, Congress is associating itself with the dejection in Pakistan. He asked it to stand with the army and the enthused people of India instead
Gandhi had on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of “hiding behind the blood of soldiers” and said that he was selling off their sacrifices for political benefit
“Jinhone Hindustan ke liye surgical strike kiye hain, unke khoon ke peeche aap chhupe hain. Unki aap dalali kar rahe ho. Yeh bilkul galat hai. {You (Modi) are hiding behind the blood of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir and those who carried out the surgical strikes for India. You are exploiting their sacrifices, which is very wrong},” Gandhi had said
Targeting Kejriwal, Shah said he has made headlines in Pakistan and supported the neighbouring country which has denied that any strikes took place in its territory
“We do not believe in the questions raised by some parties, but we believe in the army’s actions… it (remarks on strikes) is a very condemnable act and all political parties should desist from doing so,” he said.
Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy: indianexpress.com
