The BJP on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling the Pakistan Army’s “act of terror” in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch a “tragedy”, accusing him of rubbing salt on the wounds of the victims of shelling. This came after Gandhi met the victims of shelling by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and described the damage as a “big tragedy”, pledging to highlight the affected persons’ plight at the national level. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said: “Rahul Gandhi indulges in white washing, calls an act of terror an act of tragedy. you have rubbed salt on wounds of shelling victims.” He said the Pakistani Army, with its “terrorist mindset”, rained bullets and killed unarmed innocent civilians, including in Poonch. He claimed that the Congress and Gandhi family have “always whitewashed” Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
