Tie bomb around Balakot-doubter Rahul: Munde

April 22, 2019 17:29

A day before the third phase of polling begins fresh controversy from politicians. Maharashtra Minister of Rural Development Pankaja Munde's made an objectionable comment against Congress president Rahul Gandhi while addressing a rally at Jalna parliamentary constituency.

Munde said that Balakot air strike doubters like bomb Congress president Rahul Gandhi should be "tied with a bomb and thrown in some other country".

"They questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he tried to make this country terror-free. When our soldiers were attacked, it was us who responded with a surgical strike. Rahul Gandhi asked us to furnish proof. I would say tie a bomb around his neck and throw him in some other country. Nowadays anyone questions us on the surgical strike to grab headlines," Munde said.

The minister made the comments in presence of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and the BJP's state unit chief.

The Congress has condemned Munde's remarks calling it cheap politics of the BJP. "We don't expect anything less than that from them. Those who label a martyr (Karkare) as anti-national are capable of going to any extent. We condemn Munde's statement,' said Sachin Sawant, Congress spokesperson.

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