Under fire from the Congress’ for Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, the BJP on Thursday retaliated accusing its political rival of having a soft approach towards Naxalism. It also alleged that Maoists flourished in the region under Congress-rule in undivided Madhya Pradesh of which Chhattisgarh was a part.
Without referring to a power Congress leader of Chhattisgarh, who nurses Chief Ministerial ambition and was at loggerheads with those killed in the attack, BJP General Secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh JP Nadda
said the Congress itself was facing “internal disputes” in its State unit.
“There are talks about who was present and who was not (in the Parivartan rally), who came first, who came late and who survived and who got caught (in the attack). It is not appropriate for me to make a comment,” he told reporters, adding these issues are part of the terms of reference of the judicial probe.
Nadda threatened to expose in coming days the ‘real face’ of people in the Congress who have a soft approach towards Naxals, but project themselves as if they are against Naxalites. “These
are people with double standards,” he said.
He claimed that after 76 CRPF personnel were killed in Dantewada, then Home Minister P Chidambaram had promised support to the State Government. “Based on that assurance, the State Government took action. Then came a statement by Digvijay Singh criticising the Home Minister. It was supported by Sonia Gandhi,” he said, adding that development had hurt the State Government’s actions against Naxals.
“How can people like these be honest towards checking Naxalism,” he asked, adding that “entire Congress is confused” in handling the problem.