The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of extending “soft support” to those involved in the Red Fort blast after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought to know the “reason” behind terrorist attacks in the country “during elections”.
BJP Karnataka unit president B Y Vijayendra termed the remarks of Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders on the incident “irresponsible, insensitive and low-level politics” This came after Siddaramaiah in a post on X asked, “What is the reason for terrorist attacks in the country during elections?” Hitting back, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused the Congress of playing vote bank politics.
“Congress is back to giving soft support to Red Fort Blast accused for vote bank politics,” Bhanadari charged in a post on X.
“Rahul Gandhi’s Congress always compromises with national interest,” he added.