BJP targets Rahul Gandhi for congratulating award-winning photojournalists from J&K

The BJP on Tuesday sought to corner the Congress over Rahul Gandhi's congratulatory message to three photojournalists from Jammu and Kashmir for winning the Pulitzer prize and asked the opposition party to explain whether it considers the Valley an integral part of India or not.

Referring to the work of the photojournalists and the award's citation, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that they saw Kashmir as a "contested territory".

"Will Sonia Gandhi answer? Whether she and the Congress party concur with Rahul Gandhi on the issue of Kashmir not being an integral part of India! Rahul today congratulated those who got an award for considering Kashmir as a 'Contested Territory'!" Patra tweeted, while posting his message with a hashtag calling Rahul Gandhi an "anti-national".

Earlier in his tweet, the Congress leader had said, "Congratulations to Indian photojournalists Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand for winning a Pulitzer Prize for their powerful images of life in Jammu & Kashmir. You make us all proud."