PM continued shooting for film in Corbett after Pulwama attack, alleges Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued shooting for a film in the Corbett National Park for his "propaganda and publicity" and stayed put in the area till the evening of February 14 despite the Pulwama attack taking place in the afternoon that day, the Congress on Thursday alleged, citing reports in a section of the media.

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, addressing a press conference, also accused BJP president Amit Shah of "politicization of terrorism" in his speech in Assam on Sunday.

At a public rally in Assam's Lakhimpur district, Shah had said the sacrifices of the 40 CRPF personnel will not go in vain as there is a BJP government at the Centre now and it, unlike the previous Congress dispensation, will not "compromise" on any security issue.

On Thursday, attending a BJP event in Andhra Pradesh's Rajahmundry city, Shah hit back at the Congress and accused it of using the Pulwama terror attack for its "political interests".

"They created an issue of PM Modi's presence in a programme on the day of the attack. But I want to tell them that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to work 18 hours a day," the BJP national president said.

Launching an all-out attack on the government and the prime minister over the Pulwama terror strike, Surjewala alleged, "In his hunger for power, the prime minister has forgotten "raj dharma" (duty of governance)."