The Congress has objected to the comparison of Chhattisgarh with Pakistan in the official Twitter account of the BJP. Linking the issue of communal violence in Bemetara, BJP has described Chhattisgarh as Mini Pakistan and Jihadgarh. After which the war-counter-attack has started between Congress and BJP.
Congress spokesperson Dhananjay Singh Thakur said that calling Chhattisgarh as Pakistan by BJP is highly condemnable. This is an insult to Maa Bharti and Chhattisgarh Mahtari. He said that 1.35 crore people of Chhattisgarh will also feel insulted by this tweet of BJP. He said that it is unfortunate that BJP has stooped to this level in protest and BJP should apologize to the people of the state and Chhattisgarh Mahtari for this post. What was posted in the tweet?
A cartoon has been shared in the official Twitter account of BJP Chhattisgarh. In which a man sitting in Chhattisgarh is calling Britain’s grooming gang to Chhattisgarh. In the same tweet, BJP called Chhattisgarh as mini Pakistan and termed it as Jihadgarh, linking it to the incident in Bemetara. VHP bandh today in Chhattisgarh
In protest against the violence in Bemetara, the effect of bandh was observed in entire Chhattisgarh today. The shutdown was observed in almost all the districts of Chhattisgarh including the capital Raipur, Bemetara, Kawardha, Bhilai, Durg, Kanker, Kondagaon Jagdalpur, Dantewada, Bilaspur, Korba, Ambikapur, and Jashpur. Along with the workers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, BJP leaders and workers also came down today to support this bandh. The protesters were demanding a high-level inquiry into the Bemetara violence, action against the culprits and imposition of President’s rule in Chhattisgarh.