Rahul Vs PM Modi: Congress VP clarifies, says 'against using of Army in political posters and propaganda'

New Delhi:Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who created a lot of buzz with his remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and accused him of "indulging in political exploitation of the sacrifices of soldiers" in remarks that come in the wake of cross-LoC surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK;  came up with a clarification on Friday morning.

I fully support the surgical strikes and I have said so unequivocally, but I will not support using..(1/2)

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 7, 2016

Rahul Gandhi on Friday said,”Support surgical strikes, but will not support use of Army in political posters, propaganda”.

the Indian Army in political posters and propaganda all across the country (2/2) — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 7, 2016

Rahul was being condemned over his remark on PM Modi where he said, "Jo hamare jawan hain jinhone apna khoon diya hai, Jammu and Kashmir mein khoon diya hai, 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." "The Indian army has done its job for the country, you do yours," the Congress Vice President said, attacking Modi. Even Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit out at and condemned Gandhi’s statement via his tweet.

राहुल गांधी जी ने जवानों की शहादत को "ख़ून की दलाली" बोला। ये ठीक नहीं। जवानों ने बहादुरी से surgical strikes किए। मेरी राय - https://t.co/pksW0FEX1S — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 7, 2016

Rahul Gandhi’s attack came a few days after he had praised Modi for his first Prime Minister-like action in two years in the context of surgical strikes.