Union Minister Anurag Thakur responded to the Congress leadership following former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s comment about opening the Wagah Border for Pakistanis. Thakur criticized the Congress, suggesting that despite being in India, they often praise Pakistan.
“Their love for Pakistan time and again shows that though leaders of Congress are in India they sing the praises of Pakistan. The elections are not being held in Pakistan but in India. But their thoughts are such that they want to seek the votes of those who support Pakistan,” Thakur stated in an interview with ANI on Monday.
Thakur accused Congress of consistently taking actions that favor Pakistan and being embroiled in numerous defense scandals.
“From the beginning, the strategy of the Congress was such that they converted part of India to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. They could have done so much in our country but they did not. They have repeatedly weakened our Army by taking cuts in international deals like jeep scam, Bofors scam, Augusta Westland scam or the submarine scam. The Congress is known to take cuts in military deals. They did not give One Rank One Pension to former army personnel and now speak about spreading fear and lies among people,” he said.
The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader further asserted that Congress lacks affection for India and its citizens.
“The most disheartening thing is that their singing praises for Pakistan shows their state of mind and unmasks them. They do not have any love for India or its people. Now they will bring medical patients from Pakistan, which instigates terrorism. But the Congress knows whether patients will come from Pakistan or militants,” Thakur remarked.
Highlighting the significant decisions taken by the BJP during its tenure, Thakur said, “We did what we said. We abrogated Article 370, CAA law was made, triple talaq was ended, and grand Ram temple was built. We made our economy the fifth largest economy in the world…”
When questioned about the upcoming meeting of the INDIA bloc partners on June 1, Anurag Thakur responded, “The meeting will be held to cry. This is because people are going to defeat them in a bad way. They are asking for votes in the name of caste, sections and religions. People are going to keep the Congress and it alliance partners below 40 seats. This is because the country wants to move forward and wants a stable government, wants a responsible leader.”