Congress Leader Udit Raj Sparks Row With ‘Another Pulwama Before 2024’ Remark

New Delhi:While taking a swipe at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, Congress leader Udit Raj on Friday gave a controversial statement saying Pulwama-like incident can occur before 2024. Udit Raj also alleged that BJP won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by making Pulwama terror attack an election issue. On February 14, 2019, in one of the deadliest terror attacks, a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district that also left many critically wounded.

Udit Raj further justified the statement of Rahul Gandhi, in which the former Congress president had raised questions about the Pulwama attack. In a tweet, Udit Raj said “I support Rahul Gandhiji that why hasn’t been any outcome of investigation of Pulwama attack so far? When intelligence input was there not to move CRPF by road &HomeMinistry was requested to give permission to lift them by air, why wasn’t done&that meant it was allowed to happen.”

“After the Pulwama attack BJP started candle march all over &it was surprising that the task of opposition was grabbed by ruling party . Opposition missed the opportunity at that time, however, now Rahul Gandhi ji has asked even if it is late,” he added.

Earlier, in the day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while paying tribute to over 40 CRPF personnel who were killed in Jammu and Kashmir last year questioned the ruling BJP over outcome of the inquiry into the attack.