“Congress wants to push country into state of anarchy”: Anurag Thakur targets Salman Khurshid over his remarks on Bangladesh

New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Targeting Congress leader Salman Khurshid over his remarks on the Bangladesh protest, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that the Congress wants to push the country into a state of anarchy and it shows the mentality of the party and its leaders.

“Facing loss for three times in a row, Congress wants to push the country into a state of anarchy… They can do anything to take the country back in time. Such statements by Congress leaders show the mentality of the party and its leaders. I want to ask Congress; do they agree with this statement made by Salman Khurshid?” Thakur said.

Meanwhile, Congress senior leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday refused to be drawn further into controversy after it was reported that he had said that violent protests like Bangladesh are possible in India.

When questioned by reporters over the statement the senior Congress leader said, “I say whatever I say in public, never in private.”

However, the BJP has severely criticised Salman Khurshid over his reported comments.

BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Congress party says that it stands with the government of India as far as the issue of Bangladesh is concerned because this is not a political issue and no politics should be done but their leader Salman Khurshid tried to provoke and incite the people of India.”

He further said, “This is another instance of Congress party putting rajneeti above Rashtraneeti. Is Salman Khurshid trying to undermine Indian democracy? Is Salman Khurshid trying to undermine Indian armed forces? This is the same Congress party that has despised ‘deshvirodh’ when trying to oppose Modi”.

Amid the political unrest in Bangladesh, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has said that it continues to remain operational and released helpline numbers for Indian nationals who reside there.

According to sources, the diplomats and officials of the Indian High Commission continue to remain in Bangladesh, while non-essential staff and their families returned on Wednesday morning.

On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students, while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka. Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that the bulk of the students returned to India in July.