Why violence started a day after Cong 're-launched' Rahul Gandhi, asks BJP

The BJP on Monday launched a scathing attack on opposition parties over protests against the amended Citizenship Act turning violent, and asked why a day after the Congress "re-launched" Rahul Gandhi the violence and hatred started in the country.

Taking on the entire opposition, the ruling party said these parties have unleased their divisive forces and compared AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan with Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Addressing a press conference at the party office here, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra accused the opposition parties of misleading people and trying to "bifurcate" the country in the name of Hindus and Muslims by firing from the shoulders of students.

"Why is it that on Saturday Congress party tried to re-launch Rahul Gandhi and on Sunday onwards hatred and incidents violence started in the country," Patra asked adding that this would be too much of a coincidence.

Underlining that the violence was a concerted effort by the Congress for its petty political benefits, Patra said, "We had Rahul Gandhi on Saturday instigating people that Modi government is trying to differentiate between Hindus and Muslims. And then from Sunday we see the kind of scenes that no one would like to see on the roads of the civilised nation. This is all the conspiracy of opposition and certain other parties."