The BJP on Saturday hit out on the Congress after its Punjab unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu reportedly referred to as Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan his “elder brother” throughout a visit to Kartarpur Sahib, alleging the opposition celebration sees terror teams like IS and Boko Haram in Hindutva whereas it finds a “bhai jaan” in Khan.
A purported video of Sidhu being welcomed by a Pakistani official on behalf of Khan has gone viral wherein the Congress chief is heard saying Khan was like a “bada bhai” to him and that he beloved him lots.
It’s a critical matter of concern for India, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra stated because the ruling celebration seized on the problem to focus on the Congress.
He claimed that there was a bigger design at work, and Sidhu’s feedback had been linked to various Congress leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi, criticising Hindutva.
Referring to Congress chief Salman Khurshid’s assertion in his newest e book, Patra stated the opposition celebration sees terror teams such because the ISIS and the Boko Haram in Hindutva whereas it finds a “bhai jaan” in Khan.
It’s being completed for appeasement politics because the Congress nonetheless believes that there’s a part in India which might be proud of reward for Pakistan. There are not any such individuals in India although, Patra added.
He famous that Sidhu had praised Khan and Pakistan earlier too and had hugged its military chief Qamar Javed Bajwa throughout an earlier journey to the neighbouring nation.
Noting that Punjab is a border state the place Pakistan tries to foment troubles, Patra stated it wants a mature and patriotic management.
Sidhu just isn’t proper for India and Punjab deserves higher than him, he stated.
Pakistan’s international minister had just lately described Hindutva as a risk to international safety, and he had borrowed the time period from Rahul Gandhi, the BJP chief alleged.
To a query about Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the farmers’ subject, Patra shot again and requested if she additionally considers Khan an elder brother like Sidhu as she had previously referred to as the Punjab chief her brother.
Sharing the video, BJP IT division head Amit Malviya tweeted, “Rahul Gandhi’s favorite Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his “bada bhai”. Final time he had hugged Gen Bajwa, Pakistan Military’s Chief, heaped praises. Is it any shock that the Gandhi siblings selected a Pakistan loving Sidhu over veteran Amarinder Singh?” India had just lately opened the Kartarpur Sahib hall, and various pilgrims from Punjab, together with politicians, have visited the place on the event of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak’s start anniversary.