Rahul Gandhi tells Sam Pitroda to apologize for his comment on anti-Sikh riots
Elections | May 13, 2019 15:40 ISTRahul Gandhi tells Sam Pitroda to apologize for his comment on anti-Sikh riots
Rahul Gandhi tells Sam Pitroda to apologize for his comment on anti-Sikh riots
"Sir @PMOIndia so where the 2002 pogrom which happened under your tenure as CM and you failed in your constitutional oath to protect human beings," Owaisi tweeted.
"Thousands of Sikhs were killed mercilessly. The then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi justified it. No one was punished. Manmohan Singh was made (by the Congress) to apologise. What Sam Pitroda has said exposes the Congress' mindset," said BJP president Amit Shah
Earlier, Pitroda had apologised for his recent remarks about 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said that his "misrepresented" remarks were intended just to be about "moving on".
Congress leader Sam Pitroda has apologised for his recent remarks about 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said that his "misrepresented" remarks were intended just to be about "moving on". In view of Pitroda's earlier statement, Congress party had issued warning to leaders to be "careful and "sensitive" in their statements. It distanced itself from Pitroda's earlier statement that had created controversy.
The remarks reflect the "arrogance" of the Congress, he said addressing a poll rally on the last day of campaigning for the sixth phase here.
The BJP had demanded an apology from Sam Pitroda on Thursday, for his comments on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Sam Pitroda makes controversial statement on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
LK Advani, one of the founding members of the BJP, had earlier said that the BJP as a party had never regarded its adversaries as enemies.
Pitroda told a news channel that under a Congress government, the middle class will have more opportunities and more jobs and the taxes may go up a little bit.
Sam Pitroda, a close confidante of Rahul Gandhi and Chairman of the Overseas Indian National Congress, has questioned the death toll in the Balakot airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force in Pakistan, in response to the Pulwama terror attack. Pitroda sought proof from the government over its claim of killing at least 300 terrorists.
Pitroda said he is hopeful that Priyanka Gandhi's coming into active politics will have a big impact on the polls.
Pitroda said Gandhi will have have interactions in London at a think tank, the parliament, London School of Economics and several other institutions with political leaders, businessmen, academicians and students.
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