Union Minister Uma Bharti on Monday, 19 November, alleged that Congress has joined hands with Pakistan “in order to defeat” Prime Minister Narendra odi in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
She said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, as the leader of Opposition, had supported Indira Gandhi government when India fought against Pakistan. However, she said, now a Congress leader went to Pakistan and said they have to defeat Pakistan.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Bharti said:
“When India carried surgical strike, Congress leaders called our Army Chief ‘gunda’. Congress leader went to Pakistan and said there that they have to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This means that they joined hands with Pakistan and are conspiring to defeat PM Modi.”Uma Bharti
The union minister’s statement is seen as a reference to Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s recent remark that PM Modi was “jealous” that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan did not invite him for the swearing-in ceremony.
"Prime Minister Modi is jealous of me for obvious reasons. PM Modi did not receive the invitation from Imran Khan to attend his swearing-in ceremony," Sidhu had said, reported ANI.
(With inputs from ANI)
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