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Digvijaya links BJP to communal violence

Singh’s fresh offensive against the BJP comes at a time when the party has targeted the Omar Abdullah government.

Stepping up attack on the BJP,Congress leader Digvijaya Singh linked the main Opposition party with the communal violence in Kishtwar. Singh’s fresh offensive against the BJP comes at a time when the party has targeted the Omar Abdullah government accusing it of failure to control the violence. Singh,who has been alleging that the Sangh Parivar and the BJP were conspiring to incite communal violence in Congress-ruled states,tweeted “6 Communal Incidents in 2 months in Bihar Communal Violence in Kishtwar,in Tonk Rajasthan. I had warned BJP shall target non BJP states”,triggering an angry response from the BJP. “Digvijaya Singh is known for making irresponsible statements. Hope that his party will clarify whether it was the party opinion or that of Singh. Hope Congress will definitely ask him,” BJP lead-er Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

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  • Bharatiya Janata Party Congress Digvijaya Singh Kishtwar Omar Abdullah Ravi Shankar Prasad Sangh Parivar
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