Why now? Mayawati questions Govt on timing of release of surgical strike video
Lucknow, Jun 29, (IBNS): Questioning the timing of the release of purported video clips of 2016 surgical strikes, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday accused the Narendra Modi Government of trying to make it a political issue for electoral gains before 2019 Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.
Issuing a statement a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ridiculed the BSP-SP-Congress bonhomie, Mayawati said the BJP was trying to hide its failures ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
She asked why the video was not released earlier and why it is being done now, ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“Releasing videos of surgical strikes is nothing but an attempt by this Government to distract people from its enormous failures before 2019. If they did it with the intention of showing proof, why did they not release the video when the strike was carried out?” Mayawati asked.
The former UP chief minister also accused the BJP of a misinformation campaign. “We admire our soldiers for conducting surgical strikes and for killing terrorists. Nobody has ever doubted this surgical strike nor sought any proof from PM Modi and his Government. The BJP Government is releasing this video and making it a political issue,” she said.
The BSP supremo said that the people will not be befooled by the “political game”. “People of this country are not idiots. They are well aware of the political game the BJP is playing.”
Mayawati also attacked the Congress, accusing it of mulling an “understanding” for 2019. “Just like the previous regime of the Congress, the BJP is not paying attention to the development of the country,” she said.
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