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Congress MP Anto Antony stoked an issue in Kerala as he levelled critical allegations towards the BJP claiming that the get together registered victory within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by “exploiting the sacrifices of jawans” who had been killed within the line of responsibility in the course of the Pulwama terror assaults on February 14. Antony appeared to recommend that Pakistan had no involvement within the Pulwama assault, drawing sharp reactions from the BJP which demanded a sedition case towards the Congress MP who has been re-fielded from the Pathanamthitta constituency for alleged sedition.
What did Antony say?
“Did they not win the last elections by leveraging the sacrifice of the 42 jawans who were stationed in an area where there is 40 per cent oxygen deficiency enduring extreme climatic conditions while guarding the nation,” Antony requested, whereas attacking the Union authorities saying this time their election trump card is the notifying of the foundations of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
“This time, it’s about the CAA. What about last time? It was Pulwama. And what was Pulwama? Wasn’t it the sacrifice of our 42 jawans,” he requested.
The Pulwama assault passed off on February 14, 2019 when a convoy of autos transporting CRPF personnel on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was focused by a suicide bomber in a automobile at Lethapora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The assault killed 40 CRPF personnel and never 42 because the Congress MP talked about.
His remarks got here forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the constituency on March 17 to canvass votes for Anil Antony who’s the candidate towards Anto Antony.
When a reporter raised the difficulty of Pakistan’s involvement within the Pulwama assault, the Pathanamthitta MP responded sharply, asking, “What involvement did Pakistan have in the Pulwama blast?”
To strengthen his argument, the Congress MP cited an interview of then Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik relating to the Pulwama terror assault, through which the BJP-appointed head of State had mentioned that often such lengthy military convoys usually are not despatched by highway in an space with militancy and that they’re often supplied helicopters for transport.
Antony alleged that Malik had acknowledged that the jawans supposed to be transported by helicopter however had been “purposely” directed to go by highway by a route the place the blast passed off.
BJP reacts sharply
BJP State president Okay Surendran condemned the Congress MP’s remarks, stating that he had insulted the nation by denying Pakistan’s position within the Pulwama terror assault.
Surendran mentioned Antony must be charged with sedition and arrested.
“Antony should make clear for whose help he made such a derogatory assertion. This comment disrespected the troopers who sacrificed their lives for the nation, Okay. Surendran mentioned, including that it could deliver down the morale of the military.
He mentioned he believed that the voters of Pathanamthitta who’re patriots would categorical their dissent towards Antony’s pro-Pakistan stance by their votes.
(With PTI inputs)
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Source: www.indiatvnews.com
