A day after his reference to Pulwama attack as an “accident” had the ruling party leaders baying for his blood, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh shared a video of BJP leader and UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in which he also termed the incident as a “durghatna” (accident).
Singh asked, “Would Modi ji and his ministers like to say something about Maurya ji?”
Several BJP ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have called Singh “anti-national” and “Pakistan supporter” over his comments
In the video, Maurya can be heard saying: “It's (Pulwama attack) not a security failure. This is a big accident that has happened with our CRPF officers. Prime Minister Modi has extended the support to Army and further investigations will be carried on by them now.”
Questioning why have Modi and BJP leaders branded him as an anti-national, Singh, in a series of tweets, challenged PM Modi to file a case against him. “The tweet over which you and your ministers called me a Pakistan supporter and an anti-national was posted from Delhi where police are under the Union government. If you are brave, file a case against me,” he said.
He also questioned the steps taken by the government in the aftermath of the attack that killed 40 CRPF officers. “What action has Modi taken over intelligence failure in the Pulwama…