Delhi blast: Cong MP's 'misguided' remark sparks fury; BJP calls him 'spin doctor'

NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla connected Tuesday launched a crisp onslaught connected the Congress aft its MP Imran Masood referred to termination bomber Umar Un Nabi arsenic a “misguided youth”.Accusing the Opposition enactment of prioritising “vote slope niti implicit rashtra niti”, helium said the Congress had repeatedly attempted to soften the cognition of panic acts for governmental gain.Reacting to Congress leader's remarks, Poonawalla wrote connected X: "On a time that a chilling caller video of termination bomber Umar Nabi has emerged wherever helium is seen justifying his enactment of panic earlier carrying retired the onslaught adjacent Delhi's Red Fort, Congress MP Imran Masood calls him “bhatka hua yuva” (misguided youth)."

The Congress MP has described termination bomber Umar Un Nabi arsenic a “misguided youth”, stressing that his actions were against some Islam and the nation.“The video that has travel (of accused Umar Ul Nabi), I bash not hold with that video astatine all. Suicide is not permissible successful Islam nether immoderate circumstances. By sidesplitting guiltless radical on with yourself, you are acting against the country. These are misguided radical whose words cannot contiguous the representation of Islam,” helium said speaking to reporters.

Investigators recovered the footage during the probe, successful which Umar Un Nabi is seen calmly defending what helium calls a “martyrdom operation,” an effort to warrant the termination blast helium would aboriginal execute adjacent the Red Fort.In the undated video, helium argues that termination attacks are “misunderstood” and claims specified operations are carried retired with implicit certainty of decease arsenic an enactment of spiritual duty. Sitting unsocial successful a room, helium speaks without hesitation, insisting that the enactment helium is preparing for should not beryllium viewed arsenic suicide, but arsenic a signifier of martyrdom.

Officials judge the video was created to brainwash others and radicalise much educated younker into joining the panic module.Poonawalla besides alleged that different Opposition leaders had done the aforesaid successful the past by downplaying panic and defending those progressive successful specified acts.“Earlier Hussain Dalwai, Chidambaram, Mehbooba Mufti, Tariq Anwar, Abu Azmi of SP labelled the terrorists arsenic guiltless oregon justified their acts by saying ‘circumstances’ were responsible,” Poonwalla further wrote successful his post. Poonawalla alleged that the Congress has a agelong past of downplaying panic for governmental summation and pointed to past instances to enactment his charge. He further wrote connected X: “This is thing but keeping Votebank Niti supra Rashtra Niti. Congress has go Muslim League Maowadi Congress. From defending Afzal & Yakub & Batla terrorists to shielding Naxals and justifying Umar’s actions.”Last week, erstwhile location curate P Chidambaram had questioned the Centre implicit what helium called the rising menace of “homegrown terrorism” pursuing the arrests linked to the blast.Similarly, PDP main Mehbooba Mufti had alleged that the authorities was projecting “false normalcy” successful Jammu & Kashmir and claimed the nationalist information concern had worsened, citing the Red Fort incidental arsenic an example.The Red Fort blast connected November 10 killed 15 radical and injured respective others. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has taken implicit the probe, has truthful acold arrested aggregate accused linked to a panic module inspired by groups specified arsenic Jaish-e-Mohammed and ISIS and is investigating the afloat conspiracy down the attack.