The BJP on Wednesday launched an all-out attack on the Congress over breaches in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security in Punjab, alleging that it wants to physically harm him as repeated defeats in elections have led the party to a path of “madness”. have taken. BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, lashed out at the Congress, which came to power in the state, over the incident.
Nadda accused the Congress of trying to “thwart in every possible way” Modi’s programs, including a rally in the state. Union Minister Smriti Irani asked whether Congress leaders were “happy that the Prime Minister was on the verge of death”. Hitting out at the state government after Modi’s rally was canceled and another program disrupted, Nadda said it was a matter of great concern that this incident was also a major security lapse.
In his tweet, Shah said, what was seen in the state is “Congress-made” and a trailer of how this party thinks and works. “The repeated rejection by the people has led them to a path of madness. The people of India should apologize for what the Congress did.”
Noting that his ministry has sought a detailed report on security breaches in Punjab, Shah said such laxity of security procedure in the Prime Minister’s visit is completely unacceptable and accountability will be fixed. Modi’s visit to Punjab was canceled as he was stuck on the flyover for 20 minutes due to the blockade by the protesters.
According to a Home Ministry statement, following a serious lapse in security, Modi’s convoy decided to return without attending an event at a martyr’s memorial in Hussainiwala. The Prime Minister could not even attend a rally in Ferozepur.
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Union Minister Smriti Irani accused the Congress of giving political patronage to the political means imposed by the party’s government in Punjab to breach Modi’s security.
“Never before in the history of our country has any state government deliberately created such a scenario where the Prime Minister of the country will be harmed,” he said. He said, “The Congress failed in its murderous intentions on the holy land of Punjab… Congress leaders were expressing happiness over the breach of security of the Prime Minister. Were they happy that Prime Minister Modi was on the verge of death? Irani posed.
Hitting out at the Punjab government, he alleged that police officers in a state were “directed to breach the security of the Prime Minister of India and cause bodily harm to him.” In a series of tweets, Nadda demanded the state government to be put in the dock. on its alleged lapses. “The protesters were given access to the Prime Minister’s route, while the Punjab CS (Chief Secretary) and the DGP assured the SPG that the route was clear. To make matters worse, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi refused to go on it. Give either a call to resolve the matter or to resolve it. The tactics used by the Congress government in Punjab will harass anyone who believes in democratic principles,” he said.
Nadda alleged that the state police was directed to stop people from attending Modi’s rally and a large number of buses were stuck due to the police’s arbitrariness in collusion with the protesters.
The BJP President said that while doing so he did not care that the Prime Minister would pay tribute to Bhagat Singh and other freedom fighters and lay the foundation stone of major development works. “The Congress government in Punjab has shown that they are anti-development and have no respect for freedom fighters too,” he said, alleging that it was done because the ruling party in the state feared a massive defeat in the upcoming assembly elections. Is.
“It is sad that the visit of the Prime Minister to launch development projects worth thousands of crores for Punjab was interrupted. But we will not allow such poor mentality to hinder the progress of Punjab and will continue our efforts for the development of Punjab,” he said, adding that there was no security lapse.
Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Nadda should stop indulging in accusations and counter allegations and the BJP should introspect on its “anti-farmer” attitude. He alleged that the lack of crowd at Modi’s rally was a factor, prompting the Prime Minister to call off his visit. ,
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, who hails from Punjab, said what happened in the state was a matter of shame for the Channi government. He alleged that Channi and Punjab Congress President Navjot Sidhu had joined hands with subversive and anti-national forces to thwart the democratic right of the Prime Minister and the BJP to address public meetings.
BJP General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh targeted the Congress and said, “Today, the politicization of administration and police has reached a new low in Punjab under the leadership of Congress. Today it has committed the second serious mistake after the Emergency in 1975. The security of Hon’ble Prime Minister was played with. The Congress and the leadership will have to pay a heavy price for this in the days to come.”
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