Congress condemns Telangana BJP chief's comment of surgical strike on old city of Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Former minister Mohd Ali Shabbir of the Congress on Tuesday strongly condemned BJP state president Bandi Sanjay's comments that the saffron party will conduct a surgical strike on the old city after winning GHMC elections.
"As a Member of Parliament, Bandi Sanjay must know that surgical strikes are conducted in enemy land and not on our own brethren in our own country.Is Sanjay trying to say that the Old City of Hyderabad is not part of India? He is stooping to low level just to win a few seats in GHMC elections. Such statements have the potential to create a divide in the society on the basis of religion and it is highly regrettable that neither the Election Commission nor the Hyderabad police are taking any action against him for such provocative statements," Shabbir Ali said.
Stating that the issue of Rohingya should be dealt with by the central government, Shabbir Ali said the BJP state president should question his own party (BJP) which is in power for the last six years at the centre, why it failed to resolve the Rohingya issue. By terming Old City as hub of terrorism, Sanjay is questioning the capabilities of Union home minister Amit Shah, Shabbir Ali said.
The BJP leader has been making provocative statements without showing any respect for the law or the Model Code of Conduct. "Instead of inciting communal hatred, Bandi Sanjay must explain what the BJP Government did for Hyderabad in the last six years. He should give details of how much funds were released by the Modi government for the development of Hyderabad, relief amount during Coronavirus pandemic and lockdown period and the assistance given to the flood affected people. By giving provocative statements he is trying to cover up the fact that the BJP Government at the Centre did nothing for Hyderabad," he said.
The Congress leader also charged MIM President Asaduddin Owaisi with polarizing votes on religious lines. Both BJP and MIM are two sides of the same coin who want to win elections on the basis of polarisation of votes on religious lines.