Mumbai, Feb. 8 (TNS): The Shiv Sena on Thursday hit out at the BJP over Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah’s ‘pakoda’ remarks and said the Modi government was trying to divert people’s attention from key issues, including Kashmir.
Praising former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for “defeating” Pakistan and “dividing” it, the Sena also said that despite being in power for the last four years, the Modi government has failed to resolve the Kashmir issue.
“The Congress did not have the courage to teach Pakistan a lesson. However, Indira Gandhi defeated Pakistan and divided that country. She showed courage at a time when America had sided with Pakistan,” the Sena said in an editorial in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
“Imaginary pakodas are being fried to divert the attention of people from serious issues,” it said.
BJP chief Amit Shah recently told the Rajya Sabha that it was better to sell pakodas than being unemployed. A few weeks earlier, PM Modi, in a television interview, said that selling pakodas is also a form of employment and can be seen in the light of ‘job creation’.
“The ruling BJP criticises the previous Congress governments over the Kashmir issue, but what strong action has the government taken against Pakistan,” the Sena asked.
