BJP has upped the ante against the former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, alleging that Gandhi’s “shameful” comments on Kashmir have been used by Pakistan to make its case in the United Nations.

Referring to his tweets on Kashmir this morning, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar demanded an apology both from Rahul Gandhi and the Congress
saying that the party has insulted the country.

The senior BJP leader said, “He is now being forced to retract and change his statement. This is being done after the nation erupted in fury.”

Javadekar also commented that due to political compulsions there is a shift in the Congress’ position and not because of any change in its mindset.

Javadekar also called the Opposition delegation to Kashmir led by Gandhi as “irresponsible”.

Pakistan has taken the issue of abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution to the UN while quoting Gandhi’s comments to justify its stand.

Pakistan’s plea to the UN said, “These, and other, acts of violence have even been acknowledged by mainstream politicians such as the Leader of the Congress Party, Mr Rahul Gandhi who has noted ‘people dying’ in Jammu & Kashmir, in light of events going very wrong there.”

Earlier, Union minister Smriti Irani also took a dig at the senior Congress leader for putting India in an “awkward” position internationally.

Meanwhile, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has “made it clear” that Kashmir is India’s internal matter even as he said that he does disagree with the Centre on many issues.

In a series of tweets, Gandhi said that Kashmir is India’s internal issue and that there is no room for Pakistan or any other foreign country to interfere in it.

The Congress leader further said that there is violence in Jammu and Kashmir which is instigated and supported by Pakistan, known to be the prime supporter of terrorism across the world.

Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said that reports have cited an alleged petition moved by the Pakistani government in the UN on Article 370, wherein, Rahul Gandhi’s name has been dragged to justify “the pack of lies and deliberate misinformation being spread by Pakistan”.

The Congress party further made it clear that Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were, are and shall always remain an integral part of India.