Author: PNS
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: November 18, 2008
URL: http://dailypioneer.com/135130/BJP-returns-fire-says-Cong-behind-many-terror-acts.html
Soon after the Congress accused the RSS of
having links with SIMI, the BJP returned fire, claiming the ruling party was
behind many terror activities and communal riots that took place in the country.
Getting into a verbal duel with the Congress
on terrorism, the BJP tried to substantiate its claim by listing out the alleged
relationship between three Congress Ministers and the ULFA in Assam, conviction
of its Ministers in Gujarat in communal riots case and the tacit understanding
it was having with Maoists in Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
"The Jamat-e-Ulema-Hind has submitted
lists of 40 Congress leaders to Sonia Gandhi. They are names of those involved
in the Godhra riots. Congress Seva Dal member Vimal Mushari, who is a close
associate of the State Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman, has been arrested
for his role in the recent serial bomb blasts in Assam," BJP spokesman
Prakash Javadekar said.
The Congress, he said, which had spoken in
favour of Madani, the Coimbatore bomb blasts accused, in the State Assembly
of Kerala and which always worked hand in glove with Maoists, had no moral
right to hurl baseless allegations against others.
Accusing the Congress of communalising the
sensitive issue of terrorism and adopting a policy of 'spit & run' through
baseless allegations against the nationalist organizations, the BJP said the
ruling party appeared to be doing this exercise of politicising terrorism
with a sinister design to save itself from the nationwide anger against its
soft policy towards terrorism.
Taking a critical view of 'selective leaks'
by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad probing the Malegaon blast in which some
Hindu religious leaders and an Army official are suspects, BJP also accused
the Congress Government in the State of 'pressurising and directing' the investigation.
"The BJP charges the Congress Government
in Maharashtra with pressurising, directing and misusing the ATS probe for
its selfish political benefit. Congress is speaking more than the ATS. And
why the selective leaks?" Javadekar asked.
The party spokesman alleged the Congress Government
had forced ATS to close down inquiry into the serial train blasts in Mumbai
on the request of some leaders who felt the sentiments of a religious community
would be hurt.
"The State Government never allowed the
ATS to conduct any scientific tests like narco analysis, polygraph tests on
any of the suspects in that instance," Javadekar said.
"Similarly, the earlier 2006 Malegaon
blasts case was handed over to the CBI only for political benefits,"
he said.
