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Robert Vadra has stoked a massive controversy with his “Muslims are feeling weakened” remark on the Pahalgam terror attack. The BJP has reacted sharply to his statement.
Robert Vadra stokes row over his Pahalgam remarks (PTI Image)
Pahalgam Terror Attack: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband and businessman Robert Vadra on Wednesday weighed in on the reports of the Pahalgam attack terrorists checking the identity of the victims before killing them and said that they did this to give a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “Muslims are feeling weakened”.
He said that terrorists resorted to checking the IDs and killing as per religious identity “because there is a divide that has come in our country between Hindus and Muslims”.
His remarks stoked a massive controversy even as the nation mourns the loss of 26 people in the terror attack in the Baisaran Meadows of Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon. The BJP lashed out at him, alleging that Vadra “offered cover to the terrorists”.
What Did Robert Vadra Say About Pahalgam Terror Attack?
In a bid to attack the Centre over the terror attack, Vadra ended up stoking a controversy as he said that the terrorists checked the IDs of the victims as there is a “divide that has come” in India between Hindus and Muslims.
He further said that there was a message in the terrorists’ act for PM Modi that “Muslims are feeling weakened”.
I feel terrible, and my deepest condolences are for the people who have died in this terrorist act…In our country, we see that this government will talk about Hindutva, and the minorities feel uncomfortable and troubled…If you dissect this terrorist act that took place, if they (terrorists) are looking at people’s identity, why are they doing this? Because there’s a divide that has come about in our country with Hindus and Muslims,” Vadra said.
“This will make these kinds of organisations feel that Hindus are making a problem for all the Muslims. Looking at identities and then killing somebody, that’s a message to the PM, because Muslims are feeling weakened. The minorities are feeling weakened…This has to be coming from the top that we feel secure and secular in our country, and we will not see this kind of act happening,” he added.
BJP Slams Congress Over Robert Vadra’s Remarks
BJP leader Amit Malviya slammed Vadra’s remarks and said that he “defended an act of terror and offered cover to the terrorists”.
“Shocking! Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra shamelessly defends an act of terror, offering cover to the terrorists instead of condemning them. He doesn’t stop there, instead, shifts the blame onto India for the atrocities committed by Pakistani terrorists,” he said.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who has been in the headlines for his remarks against the Supreme Court lately, slammed Vadra for his remarks and said that it is “this very mindset of the Congress that has sown the seeds of hatred in the country”.
“Even in this moment of grief, the Gandhi family only sees Muslims. It is this very mindset of the Congress that has sown the seeds of hatred in the country. India is united from Kashmir to Kanyakumari because of Sanatan Dharma. Under the leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister, India is strong and will continue to succeed. Terrorists and those who support them will be eliminated. Enemies sitting outside India, and those within the country who try to provoke Muslims, will be destroyed. Jai Shiv,” he posted on X.
(With ANI inputs)