BJP seeking 'Pakistan shelter' to deflect people's attention from 'Rafale scam': Congress

The Congress on Monday accused the BJP and its leaders of deflecting the country's attention from key issues like "corruption" in the Rafale deal by raising the issue of Pakistan.

Randeep Surjewala. Photo: PTI (File)

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday accused the BJP and its leaders of deflecting the country's attention from key issues like "corruption" in the Rafale deal by raising the issue of Pakistan. Congress media in-charge Randeep Surjewala said that "an unnerved, frustrated and worried Modi government is now seeking shelter of Pakistan to deflect attention of the country" as it was faced with corruption "exposed" in the Rafale scam. "Faced with corruption exposed in Rafale scam, an unnerved, frustrated and worried Modi government is seeking shelter of Pakistan to deflect attention of the country. Was your love for Pakistan not apparent when you were indulging in saree-shawl diplomacy' while Pakistan was killing our soldiers," he said. "Please answer questions of the nation for the nation seeks accountability from you Mr Prime Minister. We want to ask certain questions to the PM," Surjewala added. The Congress leader charged that every time demonetisation-like "disaster" happens and people suffer, Modi remembers Pakistan. "Every time a Mehul Choksi or 'chhota Modi' Nirav Modi runs away with India's money, the Modi government remembers Pakistan. Every time a bank scam where government is guilty, the Modi government remembers Pakistan". He also asked whether it was his love for Pakistan when a leader, whom the Congress alleged belonged to the BJP IT cell of Madhya Pradesh, was caught spying for the ISI. "Was it your love for Pakistan when your deputy CM Nirmal Singh in J &K publically said that Burhan Wani the terrorist would not have been killed by security forces had they known that the terrorist was inside. Was it your love for Pakistan when Modi government proceeded to invite Asiya Andrabi as the poster girl for 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'. "So the connection of terrorists with BJP is well known. Don't preach us lessons on nationalism. We have served this country with our own blood. The history of this country is written with the blood of Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sardar Beant Singh, Nand Kumar Patel and many many others. Answer the questions don't deflect," he told reporters. (With inputs from PTI)