Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Mani Shankar Aiyar have been accused of criticising PM Modi in Pakistan
New Delhi:
The ruling BJP today described Congress leaders Mani Shankar Aiyar and Salman Khurshid as "propagandists for ISIS" after their comments criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pakistan.
"The world is uniting against terrorism, the Prime Minister's words and agenda to fight terrorism have been accepted the world over. 130 people have been killed in Paris and it seems that these people (Congress) are behaving and conducting themselves as propagandists for ISIS and Taliban," BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said.
Mani Shankar Aiyar has been attacked, mainly by the BJP, for saying in an interview to a Pakistani news channel: "Humey le aaiye, inhe hataiye (remove them, bring us)." On a question on how he thought the gridlock in ties could be resolved, Mr Aiyar was reported as saying: "The first and the foremost thing is to remove Modi."
Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said that Mr Aiyar had "flatly denied saying anything of the sort" and had sent a link to his interview to clear doubts.
Salman Khurshid, former foreign minister, was also accused of making critical remarks against PM Modi in Islamabad last week.
"... It has to be noted that Prime Minister Modi had no experience of defeat for two decades till Bihar happened. Similarly he has little experience of conversations with people other than his admirers or those who are accustomed to merely taking orders," Mr Khurshid said in a lecture at the Jinnah Institute.
The Congress leader also referred to the Bihar election and the debate over alleged intolerance.
"The recent Bihar Assembly election campaign was explicitly communal in nature and it is remarkable that the voters who had eighteen months ago enthusiastically supported Narendra Modi, refused to be influenced by the narrow rhetoric," Mr Khurshid said, commenting on what he called the "unprecedented rout of the BJP leading to several senior leaders of the BJP demanding accountability publicly."
"The world is uniting against terrorism, the Prime Minister's words and agenda to fight terrorism have been accepted the world over. 130 people have been killed in Paris and it seems that these people (Congress) are behaving and conducting themselves as propagandists for ISIS and Taliban," BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said.
Mani Shankar Aiyar has been attacked, mainly by the BJP, for saying in an interview to a Pakistani news channel: "Humey le aaiye, inhe hataiye (remove them, bring us)." On a question on how he thought the gridlock in ties could be resolved, Mr Aiyar was reported as saying: "The first and the foremost thing is to remove Modi."
Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said that Mr Aiyar had "flatly denied saying anything of the sort" and had sent a link to his interview to clear doubts.
Salman Khurshid, former foreign minister, was also accused of making critical remarks against PM Modi in Islamabad last week.
"... It has to be noted that Prime Minister Modi had no experience of defeat for two decades till Bihar happened. Similarly he has little experience of conversations with people other than his admirers or those who are accustomed to merely taking orders," Mr Khurshid said in a lecture at the Jinnah Institute.
The Congress leader also referred to the Bihar election and the debate over alleged intolerance.
"The recent Bihar Assembly election campaign was explicitly communal in nature and it is remarkable that the voters who had eighteen months ago enthusiastically supported Narendra Modi, refused to be influenced by the narrow rhetoric," Mr Khurshid said, commenting on what he called the "unprecedented rout of the BJP leading to several senior leaders of the BJP demanding accountability publicly."
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