NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Congress over former home minister Sushil Shinde‘s remarks, the BJP on Tuesday lauded the Prime M inister Narendra Modi’s leadership and said that even the opposition leaders play with snow in Kashmir without any fear.
BJP leader and Union minister Piyush Goyal‘s jibe came after Shinde, a senior Congress leader, at the launch of his memoir said that he was scared while visiting Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir during his ministerial stint.
Responding on to Shinde’s remark, senior BJP leader and Union minister Piyush Goyal said in a post on X, “During the Congress rule, even the Home Minister of the country was afraid of going to Kashmir.”
“But now, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modiji, the security of the nation is so strong that even the opposition leaders play with snow in Kashmir, without any fear,” he added.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the former home minister has admitted that he was scared of visiting Jammu and Kashmir but the Congress and the National Conference want to take back the Union Territory when it was plagued by terror.
“Today Rahul Gandhi was comfortably seen doing Bharat Jodo Yatra and snow fight in Kasmir. But NC and Congress want to take back J&K back to days of terror,” he said in a post on X.
BJP IT department head Amit Malviya lauded the abrogation of Article 370 and said that move has changed the lives of people in Kashmir, strengthened democracy at the grass roots and diminished the influence of “corrupt Abdullahs and Muftis”.
“Things have changed dramatically since… Even ‘balak buddhi’ and his sister were seen indulging themselves in a game of snowball fight,” he said, adding, “Recently, third time fail Rahul Gandhi visited an ice cream parlour, late in the night. Lal Chowk and Dal Lake are among the most frequented places.”
Meanwhile, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that any Indian can visit Jammu and Kashmir without fear now.
“After the Pulwama terror attack, the government, instead of remaining a mere spectator, stepped up counter-attack against the adversary. People of the country praised it. Now, as elections are going to be held there, everybody visits (Kashmir) without any fear,” said Pawar.
”There was a time when unfurling the Indian tri-colour in Lal Chowk was next to impossible, but today our Indian flag flutters there with great pride. We are now celebrating Ganesh festival, Navratri, Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas and Eid in the Valley,” the NCP chief, a BJP ally, added.
Pawar was speaking after visiting the Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganapati Mandal and performed ‘aarti’.
(With inputs from agencies)
BJP leader and Union minister Piyush Goyal‘s jibe came after Shinde, a senior Congress leader, at the launch of his memoir said that he was scared while visiting Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir during his ministerial stint.
Responding on to Shinde’s remark, senior BJP leader and Union minister Piyush Goyal said in a post on X, “During the Congress rule, even the Home Minister of the country was afraid of going to Kashmir.”
“But now, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modiji, the security of the nation is so strong that even the opposition leaders play with snow in Kashmir, without any fear,” he added.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the former home minister has admitted that he was scared of visiting Jammu and Kashmir but the Congress and the National Conference want to take back the Union Territory when it was plagued by terror.
“Today Rahul Gandhi was comfortably seen doing Bharat Jodo Yatra and snow fight in Kasmir. But NC and Congress want to take back J&K back to days of terror,” he said in a post on X.
BJP IT department head Amit Malviya lauded the abrogation of Article 370 and said that move has changed the lives of people in Kashmir, strengthened democracy at the grass roots and diminished the influence of “corrupt Abdullahs and Muftis”.
“Things have changed dramatically since… Even ‘balak buddhi’ and his sister were seen indulging themselves in a game of snowball fight,” he said, adding, “Recently, third time fail Rahul Gandhi visited an ice cream parlour, late in the night. Lal Chowk and Dal Lake are among the most frequented places.”
Meanwhile, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that any Indian can visit Jammu and Kashmir without fear now.
“After the Pulwama terror attack, the government, instead of remaining a mere spectator, stepped up counter-attack against the adversary. People of the country praised it. Now, as elections are going to be held there, everybody visits (Kashmir) without any fear,” said Pawar.
”There was a time when unfurling the Indian tri-colour in Lal Chowk was next to impossible, but today our Indian flag flutters there with great pride. We are now celebrating Ganesh festival, Navratri, Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas and Eid in the Valley,” the NCP chief, a BJP ally, added.
Pawar was speaking after visiting the Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganapati Mandal and performed ‘aarti’.
(With inputs from agencies)
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