New Delhi: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has come down heavily on the Central government alleging that the Army is under pressure to speak in support of the government, adding it is a ‘frightening situation’.
Chowdhury’s allegation has made the BJP to hit back with the saffron party’s spokesperson CR Kesavan calling out the statement, NDTV reported.
Chowdhury told news agency IANS outside the parliament that ‘The most frightening situation is that, for the first time, Army leaders are coming out and saying that they are being pressured to speak in support of the government’.
CR Kesavan said Chowdhury’s remarks were ‘deeply divisive and malicious’, adding that they ‘demean the dignity of armed forces.’
Adding further, the BJP spokesperson said that Chowdhury made most ‘reprehensible remarks’.
Taking a dig at Opposition Leader, CR Kesavan termed Rahul Gandhi a ‘sena virodhi’.
‘Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party with their sena virodhi mentality have been serial offenders when it comes to abusing our armed forces. In the past, Congress leaders have humiliated the Chief of Armed forces with pejoratives like 'Sadak Ka Goonda',’ Kesavan told NDTV.
Calling the Congress ‘unpatriotic’, CR Kesavan said that the Grand Old party repeatedly questioned the credibility of surgical strikes, Balakot Air strikes and Operation Sindoor.
‘Rahul Gandhi was even reprimanded by the Court for insulting Indian Armed forces when he defamed the Army using the word 'pitaai' (thrashing),’ he reportedly said.
Kesavan said the Congress leadership should take action against Chowdhury, while demanding her to immediately apologise for her ‘repulsive remarks’.