Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday slammed former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his 'election stunt' remarks on the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.
Days after former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's controversial "stuntbaazi" remark on the terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring made a similar statement on Tuesday, saying that "
"The Pulwama attack remains a mystery. Even the then Governor has raised questions about it. There is nothing new in this. BJP can do anything during elections," Warring said speaking to reporters on his way to attend a party program.
Congress leader and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday said that the Poonch militant attack, in which an IAF corporal was killed and four soldiers were injured, was an "election stunt" to benefit the BJP.
Further, speaking on former chief minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi's alleged remarks on Jammu and Kashmir Poonch terror attack, Vallabh said that no one can say anything worse than this in the country's politics.
On Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's alleged remarks on the Poonch terror attack, Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa said that his statement is not in "favour of nationalism" and the country, adding that one should refrain from making such statements.
Malook Nagar, the national general secretary of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), said on Monday that J-K National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah "should be ashamed" after his alleged remarks on PoK.
Pointing out that the attack came amid the Lok Sabha elections, former CM Charanjit Singh Channi had on Sunday alleged it was "pre-planned" and such "stuntbaazi" is done to facilitate BJP's win in the polls.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi issued a clarification on Monday over his alleged remarks on the recent terror attack incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and said that his statement was "distorted."
Pointing out that the attack came amid the Lok Sabha elections, former CM Charanjit Singh Channi had on Sunday alleged it was "pre-planned" and such "stuntbaazi" is done to facilitate BJP's win in the polls.
Reacting sharply to former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's alleged remarks on the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ravi Shankar Prasad asked on Monday and said, "These people make agreements with terrorists."