Zee Media Bureau/Manisha Singh and Himanshu Kapoor
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday hit out at the Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed after his controversial remark drawing similarities between the party and Pakistan`s ISI over riots in India.
BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman wrote on the micro-blogging site Twitter - “During 1984 anti-Sikh riots and massacre, the BJP protested an the Congress `rejoiced`.” She asked the Congress leader whether there was any reconsideration now?
In another post she wrote - “In the Valley`s ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits the ISI `rejoiced`, the BJP protested and the Congress was helpless.”
1/n @Ahmad_Shakeel During 1984 anti-Sikh riots and massacre, the BJP protested & the Congress 'rejoiced' (?)! Any reconsideration now?
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) January 8, 2014
2/n @Ahmad_Shakeel In the Valley's ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits the ISI 'rejoiced', the BJP protested and the Congress was helpless.
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) January 8, 2014
Another BJP leader Sidharth Nath Singh posted on Twitter - “Congress desperate to communalise election. Rahul ISI Muzaffarnagar, PM comment on Modi ji and now Shakeel Ahmed equating ISI and BJP to riot dividends.”
Congres despo 2 communalise election. Rahul ISI muzafngr, PM comment on Modiji n now Shakeel Ahmed equating ISI n Bjp to riot dividends.
— Sidharth Nath Singh (@sidharthnsingh) January 8, 2014
"Whenever there are riots in this country, two types of people rejoice - the ISI in Pakistan and the BJP in India," Ahmed was quotes as saying.
