The now-deleted video showed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma purportedly taking aim with a rifle and firing a shot at two people – one wearing a skull cap and the other with a beard, with "point-blank shot" as the caption
New Delhi: The video showing Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma purportedly taking aim with a rifle and firing a shot at two people, one wearing a skull cap and the other with a beard, with “point-blank shot” as the caption was deleted from the X handle of the ruling party's Assam unit.
The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of promoting hate and violence demanding strict judicial action over what it termed a “dangerous and targeted” message against minorities. The Congress said the imagery amounted to an endorsement of violence and could not be brushed aside as social media trolling.
Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal said the video reflected a deeper ideological issue within the BJP.
“An official BJP handle posted a video showing the targeted, ‘point-blank’ murder of minorities. This is nothing but a call to genocide, a dream this fascist regime has harboured for decades,” Venugopal said in a post on X, adding that the content represented “poison spread from the very top” and must have consequences.
Venugopal said he did not expect Narendra Modi to condemn or act on the issue, but called on the judiciary to intervene and ensure there was “no leniency” in dealing with the matter.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said deleting the video was insufficient. “This is who the BJP really is. This venom, hatred and violence is on you, Modi,” she said, questioning whether courts and institutions were “sleeping” over the issue.
Another Congress spokesperson, Shama Mohammed, alleged that the video contradicted the government’s stated commitment to “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” and described it as an attack on the Constitution.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also criticised the BJP, saying the video was among the most hate-driven and targeted posts and remained online long enough to be viewed and downloaded by several users.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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