‘Soft corner for Pakistan’: BJP slams Congress after Sam Pitroda comment; calls it ‘social gathering that accepted Partition’ | India News

BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya (ANI file photograph)

NEW DELHI: BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Saturday launched a pointy assault on Congress following controversial remarks by former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi and Congress chief Sam Pitroda.Malviya slammed the grand outdated social gathering for its alleged “soft corner for Pakistan” and accused it of prioritising “appeasement over national interest.”In a put up on X, he wrote: “It can’t be a coincidence. Not too way back, rabid Hindu-hater Shahid Afridi showered reward on Rahul Gandhi. Soon after, Sam Pitroda went a step additional, declaring that Pakistan felt like home. Congress’s soft corner for Pakistan is not new. It is the same party that accepted Partition, leaving Bharat to pay a heavy price.”He added: “Time and again, Congress has chosen appeasement over national interest. Save Bharat from Congress.”The BJP response follows statements by Pitroda, who sparked contemporary debate along with his international coverage recommendation advocating a “neighbourhood-first” strategy. Speaking about Pakistan, he stated he had “felt at home,” pointing to the “common gene pool” shared by the individuals.Afridi, in the meantime, praised Rahul Gandhi throughout a Pakistani TV dialogue, calling him a politician with a “positive mindset” and not directly focusing on the Congress neta by noting he has been a “darling” of Pakistan. Afridi was additionally important of Prime Minister Modi and his administration.