New Delhi.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) targeted Congress on Thursday. The party alleged that Congress wants India to stand in support of Iran without thinking, while China is keeping distance from Tehran. The ruling party said that India’s policy should be decided on the basis of national interest and security of the country’s citizens, and not on the old views of the opposition.
What did Amit Malviya say?
Many BJP leaders including Amit Malviya and Pradeep Bhandari accused Congress of doing vote bank politics. Malviya wrote on social media platform Despite this, Congress wants India’s blind support for Iran, while tensions are rising in the Gulf region where millions of Indians live and work.
What did Rahul Gandhi say?
Actually, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He had said that the conflict in West Asia has reached closer to India. But there has been no response from the government. He alleged that India needs strong leadership, but the country has a compromised Prime Minister, who has compromised India’s strategic autonomy.
What did Pradeep Bhandari say while counterattacking?
Responding to this, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said, Congress wants to get India to comment on a conflict in which the country is not directly involved. He alleged that Congress has a history of silence on matters of national interest. At the same time, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala also attacked Congress. He said that when the Manmohan Singh government was in power, ministers were prevented from making public statements on the issue of Maoism. He claimed, Congress was weak earlier also and even today it appears to be the same on national security issues.
