‘Motion, Response’: Congress’ Pahalgam Put up Towards PM Modi Will get Ex-Pakistan Minister’s Thumbs-Up, BJP Furious – News18

Final Up to date:April 29, 2025, 14:32 IST

The ‘gayab’ poster, which was shared from Congress social gathering’s regional handles as nicely, signifies that the federal government ought to take duty for the Pahalgam terror assault.

The Congress landed itself in a contemporary soup on Tuesday, a day after its Maharashtra MLA was slammed for questioning Pahalgam survivors’ accounts. The social gathering has stirred a brand new row with a poster that claims ‘gayab’ (lacking) over a bandhgala kurta, churidar pyjama and a black footwear. Although, the outfit — which appears to be worn by somebody — doesn’t have a face. Individuals on social media have been fast to determine that the styling is just like that of the prime minister.

The controversy deepened when Pakistan’s former minister reshared the poster with hashtag ‘Naughty Congress’. Since then the grand outdated social gathering has been receiving extreme backlash from each the BJP and the web customers. The Congress has been accused of “taking orders from Pakistan“.

The poster, which was shared from Congress social gathering’s regional handles as nicely, signifies that the federal government ought to take duty for the Pahalgam terror assault that led to killing of at the very least 26 individuals on April 22.

How Pakistan’s Ex-Minister Reacted

Resharing grand outdated social gathering’s poster, former minister Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry wrote, “Had heard about lacking horns from donkey’s head, however right here Modi has gone lacking.”

How India Reacted To Congress’ ‘Gayab’ Poster

Disgruntled netizens requested the Congress to first catch its hare and slammed it for going gentle on Pakistan prior to now or disappearing each time the neighbouring nation attacked India. “100percenttrue congress was in Gayab mode each time they attacked india (sic),” an X consumer wrote.

(This response equates Congress’ ideas to that of Pakistan. It compares Congress poster to Pakistan diplomat’s controversial throat-slit gesture at Pahalgam assault protesters.)

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Giving a befitting reply to Congress, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla stated that the social gathering doesn’t solely converse like Pakistan however their working tradition and customs have additionally began resembling that of Islamabad’s.

“Congress social gathering has shared a picture through which PM Narendra Modi’s head is lacking — just like Pakistani envoy’s throat-slit gesture at Indians. Congress is talking the language of Pakistanis and behaving like terrorists,” he added.

BJP’s West Bengal chief, Lakshmi Singh, replied to Congress with a poster that has a picture of Prime Minister Modi and a message that loosely interprets to, “It’s time to destroy even the remaining land of terrorists.” With the poster, Singh wrote, “Quickly each Congress and Pakistan will go amiss.”

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya accused Congress of selling “sar tan se juda” picture. ‘Sar tan se juda’ means ‘beheading’. The time period assumed political significance in 2022 when miscreants threatened suspended BJP chief Nupur Sharma for her derogatory feedback towards the Prophet. Reportedly, slogans of ‘Gustakhi-e-Nabi ki ek hello saza, sar tan se juda, sar tan se Juda‘ have been broadcast over loudspeakers from a non secular place. Roughly translated, it means ‘There is just one punishment for insulting the Prophet — beheading’.

Gujarat House Minister Harsh Sanghavi referred to as the poster ‘sar tan se juda’ picture of PM Modi.

BJP’s official X deal with stated, “Congress flaunts a headless kurta to echo the extremist ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogan, exposing its steady slide into Muslim League 2.0 — divisive, determined, and directionless.”

Malviya additional equated Congress to Pakistan’s PR brokers. He stated that the Congress leaders are appearing like Pakistan’s sleeper cells.

Netizens too lambasted Congress:

In the meantime, a lawyer has lodged a FIR in Delhi towards “disgraceful and provocative picture” that “dangerously glorifies the extremist slogan sar tan se juda“.

Pakistan Minister’s Response Provides Gasoline To The Hearth

Increase on his rebuttal, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla posted ‘proof’ on how Pakistan and Congress suppose a like.

Pradeep Bhandari, one other Bharatiya Janata Get together spokesperson, stated, “Congress is taking orders from Pakistan. The identical put up of the Congress social gathering was quote-tweeted by the previous minister of Pakistan. So immediately it has turn out to be clear {that a} ‘jugalbandi‘ is occurring between Congress and the deep state of Pakistan.”

Pahalgam Assault: Earlier Controversy

The controversial poster comes after Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar acquired widespread criticism over his feedback questioning the account of the victims of the Pahalgam tragedy. This prompted the social gathering to subject a directive asking its members to chorus from making unbiased statements.

Nonetheless, earlier than this fireplace may very well be stifled, the grand outdated social gathering ignited contemporary flames with the ‘gayab’ poster and a video on Pahalgam.

India has cited “cross-border linkages” to the horrific Pahalgam killings and promised extreme punishment to these concerned within the assault.