NEW DELHI: The war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the Pulwama terror attack escalated on Friday with Rahul Gandhi calling Narendra Modi “prime time minister” for allegedly continuing with a photo shoot when the nation was grappling with pain, while the BJP slammed the opposition party for “indulging in petty politics”.
In a tweet with the hashtag ‘PhotoShootSarkar’, Gandhi said the prime minister continued shooting for a film till even three hours after news of the Pulwama terror strike came in.
Citing media reports, the Congress has alleged that Modi was attending a photo shoot for a film at the Corbett National Park on February 14, and he continued to participate in the shoot even after the terror attack which took place at around 3.10 PM.
Hitting back at the Congress for its attack, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said some political parties are “not standing with the country” for petty politics when nations across the world have backed India. Patra dismissed as lies the Congress’s claim that Prime Narendra Modi was either “completely oblivious” to the terror strike or “insensitive” as he “continued” with his prior engagements after the attack, and asserted that such lies need not be responded to. (PTI)
