Uttam Nagar: Rahul targets BJP, Sachdeva strikes back

New Delhi: Congress functioanry Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Uttam Nagar does not want "bloodshed" and urged people not to fall into the trap of violence bei-ng stoked there, referring to a murder on Holi at the we-st Delhi locality. He alleged that BJP and its ecosystem seize upon every opportunity to "fan hatred".

"The people of Uttam Nagar have paid a heavy price for the violence -- on one side, a young man, Tarun, lost his life, and on the other, an entire family is facing persecution. They don't want any more bloodshed," Rahul said on X.




Targetting BJP, he said, "They want the country to remain entangled in Hindu-Muslim tension so that people cannot ask why the PM is being forced to hand over the country's defence, energy security, food security and strategic sovereignty to America -- and that's why, in broad daylight, riot-like conditions are once again being created in the nation's capital."

"An appeal to residents of Delhi: Do not fall for any provocation -- the strength of the country lies in our unity, brotherhood and love. Jodo, jodo, Bharat Jodo..." he said.

Hitting back, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that it would have been better "if instead of issuing an irrelevant appeal to Delhiites, Rahul Gandhi had first condemned the killers of Tarun in Uttam Nagar during Holi days violence".

"It is sad that Gandhi kept silent for almost two weeks and has today put the blame on BJP, instead of condemning the killers of Tarun," he added.