New Delhi [India], April 29 : Questioning the Congress stance with whom they are standing, India or Pakistan, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday attacked the Congress leaders over their remark in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and said that the face of the "pro-Pakistan" Congress has been exposed again.
"Congress aur unke netaaon ki kya majboori hai, ki Pakistan ke bol bolne zaruri hain? Why are they supporting Pakistan? Do they not get angry when they see the bloodshed of Indians?... Their leader and former cabinet minister, Saifuddin Soz, asks us to listen to Pakistan when it says it is not involved in the attack, and not to stop the flow of water into Pakistan," Anurag Thakur told ANI.
He further alleged that Congress has consistently doubted India's actions, like surgical strikes, while showing leniency towards Pakistan.
"Who is Congress standing with? Hindustan ke saath ya Pakistan ke? (India or Pakistan?) Congress even raised questions when India carried out a surgical strike... Only a short time has passed, and Congress has already started raising questions about India and siding with Pakistan. The face of the pro-Pakistan Congress has been exposed again. Congress leaders are making all kinds of statements, and the party leadership is not taking any kind of action against them," he added.
"There is only one country in the world which has a state policy of terrorist funding, and it is Pakistan. The one who becomes happy after killing innocent people, that is Pakistan," Anurag Thakur said.
This comes after Congress leader Saifuddin Soz, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and party leader RV Timapur have called for restraint from war and claimed that terrorists did not ask for the religion of the victims, respectively.
Siddaramaiah also clarified that he did not mean a complete no to war and that it should take place if inevitable.
Congress leader Saifuddin Soz said that if Pakistan says that it is not involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, "let's accept that for a time and ultimately go by investigating agencies".
He also said India and Pakistan are neighbours and nothing will work between the two countries except "dialogue."
Earlier, Congress dissociated itself from remarks made by some Congress leaders on the Pahalgam terror attack, terming them "personal opinions." The party stated that the Congress Working Committee resolution and the remarks of senior party leaders, along with those of authorised AICC office-bearers, reflect the party's stance.
"It is right that some leaders of the Congress party are saying several things, but this is their personal opinion. I want to make it clear that no one has given them the right to say all this...The Congress party has nothing to do with these statements, and the party does not agree with such statements," Jairam Ramesh told ANI.
The terror attack on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam targeted tourists, killing 26 people, including one Nepali citizen. Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India has taken strong measures against Pakistan for its support of cross-border terrorism.