JP Nadda slams Congress over terror inaction, hails PM Modis political will
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Nadda said, "We need to understand the extent of their appeasement — that after the 2008 Jaipur bomb blasts by Indian Mujahideen, India and Pakistan agreed on specific confidence-building measures. Woh humein goliyon se bhunte rahe aur hum unko biryani khilane chale gaye. They even granted triple-entry permits to cross the LoC."
New Delhi: Union minister and BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party for its alleged inaction against terrorism during its tenure from 2004 to 2014, accusing it of lacking the "political will" to deal with national security threats. He also accused the Congress of appeasing Pakistan, which he said was sponsoring terror activities in India.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Nadda said, "We need to understand the extent of their appeasement — that after the 2008 Jaipur bomb blasts by Indian Mujahideen, India and Pakistan agreed on specific confidence-building measures. Woh humein goliyon se bhunte rahe aur hum unko biryani khilane chale gaye. They even granted triple-entry permits to cross the LoC."
Nadda lists major terror attacks during UPA I and UPA II
He went on to list several major terror attacks during the UPA I and II regimes, highlighting what he called the Congress-led government's failure to respond adequately.
"Let me share a few examples: On July 28, 2005, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami bombed the Shramjeevi Express — 14 people were killed and 62 injured. No action was taken. Just before Diwali in 2005, serial blasts in Delhi killed 67 and injured over 200. No action was taken. In March 2006, Harkat-ul-Jihad struck again, targeting Varanasi’s Sankat Mochan Temple and railway station — 28 dead, 101 injured. Again, no action was taken," he said.
Nadda further added, "Then, Indian Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba jointly carried out the Mumbai train bombings in 2006. Two hundred nine people were killed and more than 700 injured. In response, the government set up a Joint Anti-Terrorism Mechanism. Its first meeting happened two months later, the second one after seven months… but no concrete action followed."
Nadda calls Congress-led governments insensitive
Calling the Congress-led governments "insensitive", Nadda said, "We had the same police and the same army, but there was no political will. At the 2009 SCO Summit, there wasn’t even a mention of the massive 2008 terrorist attack."
Referring again to the Congress's inaction, he reiterated: "No action was taken after the 2005 Delhi serial blasts, the 2006 Varanasi attack, or the 2006 Mumbai train bombings... the point is — terror, trade, and tourism with Pakistan continued as usual."
Nadda then hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approach to national security, claiming it to be a sharp departure from the past. "For the first time since Independence, a Prime Minister publicly declared that the perpetrators of the Uri terror attack would not be spared. And within three days, surgical strikes were carried out, destroying terror launchpads across the border. No Prime Minister before had responded like this. This is the political will of PM Modi," Nadda said.