BJP: Diggy remark is irresponsible
Attacking AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh for his “irresponsible statement” on slain Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare, the main Opposition BJP on Saturday said it was a “serious blow” to India’s fight against terror.
Calling Mr Singh a “non-serious politician,” the BJP claimed the senior Congress leader was in a “habit” of making such statements. The party also demanded clarification on the issue from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. Mr Singh had said that the slain Mumbai ATS chief had told him hours before the 26/11 terror strikes that he feared for his safety from Hindu extremists.
Alleging that the statement was made to divert attention from the various scams which the UPA is battling against, BJP national spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said “the country’s security, fight against terror and investigations into the 26/11 attacks case has suffered a serious blow due to Digvijay Singh’s comments. Terrorists from across the border will question entire 26/11 attacks.” The senior BJP leader claimed terrorists from “across the border and their patrons are going to lap it up.” He alleged that Mr Singh was making such statements to gain political mileage as he has been marginalised in the Congress. “He should find better ways to gain publicity and not make statements which harm national security,” Mr Prasad said.
The BJP leader saw a “deliberate design” behind Mr Singh’s comment, saying, “It is an attempt to distract the embattled UPA and Congress, which is facing a barrage of corruption charges. The Congress is finding itself seriously handicapped”. Mr Prasad maintained that Mr Singh’s statement has given much leverage to terrorist elements like Taliban, Lashkar and ISI “who are saying, why are we being framed in 26/11 when a senior Congress leader is questioning the killing of Karkare”.
“Today, Digvijay has emboldened the terrorists across the border. He has not done this for the first time... After the Batla House encounter, he had visited Azamgarh (to meet families of the accused) and now he is indirectly helping terrorists from across the border, who will question the 26/11 attacks,” he said.
Reacting on the issue, BJP Madhya Pradesh unit chief Prabhat Jha said that the AICC general secretary was in a habit of “making such baseless statements.”
“The purpose is obviously to instigate the opposition leaders to react. One cannot expect anything else from a non-serious leader,” he said.
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