"Ridiculous": Anurag Thakur slams Congress over Charanjit Singh's Poonch terror attack 'pre-planned' remarks

New Delhi [India], May 5 : Union Minister Anurag Thakur demanded an apology from top Congress brass including former party president Sonia Gandhi after its leader Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that Poonch terrror attack was "pre-planned" and questioned were the 1962,1965 and 1971 wars done for winning the elections.
The BJP leader also termed the statement of the former Punjab Chief Minister as "ridiculous".
"I have a question for Congress: Were the 1962, 1965, and 1971 wars done for winning elections? On such a ridiculous statement, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should apologise...They question the ability of our forces...How low will Congress stoop? Will Congress insult our Bravehearts for the sake of winning elections?" Thakur told reporters.
He also lashed out Rahul Gandhi for holding meeting with Chinese diplomats behind the closed doors when the Indian soliders were giving befitting reply to Chinese aggression at Doklam.
"Where was Rahul Gandhi when our soliders gave a befitting reply to the Chinese aggression at Doklam? Who knows what was he upto behind the closed doors with the Chinese diplomats? He should tell the nation what was he doing," he added.
Former Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that the Poonch terror attack was "pre-planned" and said such "stuntbaazi" is done to make the BJP win the elections.
"This is stuntbaazi. And not the (terror) attacks. When elections come, such stunts are done to make the BJP win. These are pre-planned attacks, there is no truth in them...,"alleged the Congress leader.
In West Bengal, BJP leader Rahul Sinha told ANI, "When the Poonch terror attack took place, why did not he made such remarks? Why is he saying it today? Today, they will loose the elections. That is why they are turning an International issue into an election issue. Congress has no right to comment about the BJP government. Congress is known for scams and theft".
An Indian Air Force (IAF) soldier was killed and four others were injured in the terror attack in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening.
Security has been heightened in the Poonch district following the attack in which four others were also injured.
The attack came ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat for the 2024 general elections.
The elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being held in five phases from April 19 to May 20.
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases running from April 19 to June 1.
Notably, opposition in 2019 alleged that BJP had "used" the 2019 Pulwama terror attack in which 40 personnel of CRPF were killed by terrorist. They further alleged that the consequent air strike at Balakot in the neighbouring country was done by BJP to win the Lok Sabha polls that year.