BJP slams Congress MLA for ‘justifying’ attack on Trump

The BJP on Monday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemn his party MLA Vijay Wadettiwar’s remarks, alleging the legislator justified the shooting at an event attended by US President Donald Trump in Washington and was “praying for a similar attack” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a video shared by the ruling party, the Maharashtra MLA purportedly says, “As you sow, so shall you reap.

Whatever one does, one has to face the consequences,” while alleging that Trump, during his tenure in the highest office, has sought to dominate other countries and has “disturbed” global peace.

He allegedly went on to add that a “similar sentiment” exists in India.

Posting a video clip of Wadettiwar’s remarks, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that the Congress has gone beyond political criticism and has endorsed the attack.

“In opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress party is now going against the country.

Vijay Wadettiwar has justified the shooting attempt on Trump and said that a similar sentiment exists in India.

In a way, he is hoping that such an incident happens here too,” he said in a video post on social media.

Poonawalla also accused the MLA of making controversial remarks earlier, including on “Operation Sindoor”, and allegedly giving a clean chit to Pakistani terrorists in the 26/11 attacks.

“He has now gone beyond and made the most obnoxious comment,” he said.

The BJP spokesperson accused the Congress leaders, including its president Mallikaarjun Kharge, of repeatedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Modi, saying such statements reflect a “dangerous and irresponsible mindset”.

“You can hate the BJP, but why would you want such things to happen in this country? And why would you pray or hope for it?

“They have abused the prime minister over 150 times and issued threats against him. And now they have stooped to this.

Only because they oppose the BJP, they would even justify such incidents involving someone holding a constitutional position,” he said.

In another post, he also referred to alleged remarks by Kharge in which he described the BJP and the RSS as “poisonous snakes” that must be finished and called Modi a “terrorist”.

Demanding an apology, Poonawalla said this reflects the “true face” of the Congress and amounts to an insult to the Constitution.

This is a party that has lost a prime minister to the bullets of terrorists, and despite that, they are making such statements.