Shah slams Congress over Balakot air strike, "Hindu terror"

BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday targeted the Congress, saying when the whole country was rejoicing over the air strike on a terror camp in Balakot, there was mourning only in Pakistan and the Rahul Gandhi-led party.

He took a jibe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's public rallies in Wayanad, the second Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, after Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, from where he is contesting.

Shah said Gandhi's rallies in Wayanad appeared as they were being organised in Pakistan.

Addressing a poll rally here, Shah said the Modi government's biggest success was that it had made India secure which was not the case when the Congress-led UPA was in power.

"During the UPA rule, there would be no response to terror attacks. After the Pulwama terror attack, there was anger and despondency all over.

"But, the present government is not that of 'mauni baba' (silent PM) Manmohan Singh. On the 13th day of the Pulwama attack, the IAF (Indian Air Force) went deep inside Pakistan and destroyed terror camps," Shah said.

"When the country was rejoicing (over the air strike), there was mourning only in Pakistan and Rahul Gandhi-led Congress. When 40 jawans are martyred, should we not bomb the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack," he asked.

Hitting out at the Congress president, he said, "Rahul baba .. you can do ILU ILU with terrorists, but we will give "eent ka jawab patthar se" (a resolute and befitting reply)."