BJP seeks apology from Sonia

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemned Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s reported remark that the involvement of Hindu outfits in Mumbai blasts could not be ruled out, seeking apology from Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the same.

“The BJP strongly condemns the disgusting statements of Digvijaya Singh and seeks an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi,” the party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters here.

“While the threat of terrorism is looming large over the nation and the people need to be balmed after being hurt by the shock, Digvijaya Singh is playing politics over terror and dead bodies,” the BJP spokesperson said.

He also charged the Congress leader of trying to divert the course of investigations by making such statements.

“When the home minister and the investigating agencies are still investigating, and are not in a position to tell anything about the perpetrators, which sources does Digvijaya Singh have to make such statements?,” the BJP leader questioned. “Is he above the intelligence agencies and the home minister that he is giving such statements?”

The BJP also charged the Congress general secretary of trying to play diversionary politics, even on a sensitive issue like terrorism.