New Delhi: Top political leaders continued to trade charges over the events at JNU. BJP president Amit Shah claimed that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was supporting “anti-nationals” and claimed that he wanted another “division” of India, while the Congress leader said the BJP was following an agenda of creating “divide and hatred”.
As the exchanges between the BJP and the Congress grew shriller, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury also targeted the BJP, saying there could be no “bigger farce than Godse-worshippers” putting out certificates on nationalism, in a sharp counter-attack to the Left parties being labelled as “anti-national”.
Mr Gandhi returned fire, saying the BJP wanted to control everyone’s views. Addressing a meeting in Assam, he said, “The BJP and the RSS are following an agenda of creating divide and hatred, as can be seen from the recent developments in JNU, by imposing their views forcibly on people.” Mr Shah, attacking on Rahul Gandhi said he had “proved” that the national interest had no place in his mind.
Opposition must apologise, says Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Mr Rahul Gandhi a host of questions and demanded that he “apologise” for his stand on the JNU issue, saying support for anti-national forces in the name of the Left’s progressive ideology was not acceptable.
“An attempt was made to defame a leading university in the national capital by turning it into a centre which encourages terrorism and separatism. I want to ask Rahul Gandhi if it would be in the national interest had the Central government kept quiet? Are you not encouraging traitors by protesting in support of these anti-nationals?” Mr Shah wrote in a blog. Mr Shah said the Congress was frustrated at the success of the Narendra Modi government.
