The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress and other opposition parties of the I.N.D.I Alliance of playing "petty politics" over the security breach incident that took place in the Parliament on December 13
The BJP alleged that the opposition parties are trying to shield the perpetrators of the incident, whose links with them are emerging.
The security breach occurred when two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery, shouted slogans and released coloured smoke from canisters. The incident triggered panic and chaos in the House and raised questions about the security arrangements.
The BJP's national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that there should never be petty politics on an issue as grave as national security and Parliament security. He also criticised the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "shamefully" justifying the incident by blaming it on unemployment and price rise in the country.
Poonawalla asked whether Rahul Gandhi was suggesting that people who are aggrieved by the government's policies should resort to such acts of terror. He said that Rahul Gandhi's statement showed his "immaturity" and "illogical" arguments.
Poonawalla also claimed that the Congress and its allies are standing by the perpetrators of the incident as their links with the Congress party and some extremist radicalised Leftist organisations supported by it are coming out. He cited the example of Asim Sarode, a lawyer who was part of the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra and has offered to provide legal aid to the intruders.
The BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya also slammed the Congress and said that the party must explain its association with Sarode and other people involved in the Parliament breach. He said that the Congress has started a 'Donate for Desh' campaign to divert public attention from its "unparalleled corruption" and the recent crimes against women in its ruled states.
Malviya said that the Congress has looted the country for 60 years and is now seeking donations from the same people. He urged the people not to donate for the dynasty.