Lok Sabha polls: Citing Samjhauta ruling, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath slam Congress for linking Hindus, terror

“Congress party and Rahul Gandhi committed the sin of insulting the glorious Hindu community that believes in non-violence and social harmony. Can it be even imagined that a Hindu could ever be linked with terrorism?” the BJP chief asked.

Shah added that the Congress-led UPA government on one hand linked the “glorious Hindu community with terrorism for vote bank politics” and on the other, gave a “clean chit” to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and “spared real culprits” of Samjhauta Express blasts case. “By sending innocent Hindus to jail and sparing the real culprits, the Congress has committed the sin of playing with national security.”

He added that it is well-known that Union Home Ministers in the UPA government, Sushil Kumar Shinde and P Chidambaram, “created the fake story of Hindu terrorism only for vote bank politics”.

“Also, Rahul Gandhi had then said before the US ambassador that Lashkar-e-Taiba is not a threat to India, but Hindu terror is,” he said, adding that the court’s ruling has proved that there “was nothing such as Hindu terrorism”.

Addressing a public meeting in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Congress of playing with the sentiments of people.

He said that after the Samjhauta Express blasts, the Congress coined a word — “Hindu aatankwaad (Hindu terror)”. “I want to ask Congress and its allies. Where did this word Hindu Aatankwad come from. And on what basis did you declare the Hindu community, which is known across the world for its tolerance, harmony and peaceful nature…how did the Congress link that Hindu with terror. With the policy of appeasement, they are playing with sentiments of the country,” he said.