While speaking to reporters, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Arjun Modhwadia accused BJP of spreading hatred between communities by hacking their Junagarh unit's website and posting defamatory material having anti-national comments and photographs.
"The website was intentionally hacked to spread hatred among communities by posting defamatory material on it. We also learnt that some people are trying to establish that a Kashmiri group is behind the hacking. This is purely an attempt to get votes by playing the communal card ahead of the election," Modhwadia said.
Modhwadia linked the hacking incident with Amit Shah's controversial speech in Bijnor yesterday, where he allegedly asked voters to "take revenge" during polls.
"Shah's comments suggest where the BJP is heading. From the issue of development, their focus has now shifted to communalism. We request the EC to investigate the hacking of Junagadh BJP's website and to lodge a case against BJP leaders if they are found guilty," Modhwadia said.
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