PM Modi Accused Cong. For Insulting Pulwama's Soldiers

PM Modi slams Cong. & AAP ahead of the polls


Pathankot, Punjab: Ahead of the upcoming Assembly election polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress of belittling and insulting the sacrifices of the soldiers who died during the 2016 Pathankot attack.

 

PM Modi said that the country was together in the response to the attack except for the Congress party. 

 

"They questioned the government, the people of Punjab and even our army. They belittled the sacrifices of the soldiers," he added. 

 

On the account of the Black Day (Pulwama Attack), the Prime Minister slammed the Congress, "Even on Pulwama anniversary, they continue their 'Paap Leela," he said.  

 

On February 14, 2019, Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group had attacked a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 40 personnel of the force.

 

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been under fire from the BJP for raising questions on the "surgical strike" by Indian forces that were conducted in response to the Pulwama attack.

 

Days after the attack, Indian warplanes had struck the biggest terrorist training camp of JeM deep inside Pakistan's Balakot in retaliation to the attack.

 

While doing a fierce attack on the opposition parties, PM Modi also accused the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party of being "partners in crime."

 

He called AAP a "photocopy" of the Congress and said both of them are not happy with the Ayodhya temple or whenever the army does something. 

 

"Don't tolerate these people," he said to a cheering audience at an election rally in Punjab's Pathankot and added that "one-party looted Punjab, and the other is doing corruption in Delhi."

 

Recently, AAP took support from Congress to form the government in Delhi as well, PM Modi pointed out. "Punjab has decided, iss Baar pakka parivartan. (This time change for sure)," he said.

 

The Prime Minister claimed that the BJP looks at Punjab from the perspective of "Punjabiyat" whereas his rivals look at the state only through the lens of political power.

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