BJP claims Congress leader Belur Gopalakrishna wants PM Modi assassinated, shares video
Bangalore, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday made a sensational claim on its Twitter page where it posted a video of a Congress leader who called for the assassination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP said Belur Gopalakrishna made the claim during a party function recently.
"Belur Gopalakrishna, a Congress leader in a official party function calls for assassination of democratically elected PM Sri @narendramodi ji. Instigating for assassination of PM of a country is a nation threat & we urge @HMOIndia, @CPBlr to impose legal action immediately," BJP Karnataka tweeted.
The official Twitter page of the BJP reacted to the video and commented: "Shameful words by a Congress leader."
Shameful words by a Congress leader. https://t.co/Y0c9Yz8Hl8
— BJP (@BJP4India) March 5, 2019
The Congress leader later defended his statement.
"My words have been taken out of context. I don't know why the BJP is bringing this up now. There are people who support Godse, they are praising Godse, I was questioning them. I am not saying that people should assassinate the PM," the leader was quoted as saying by Bangalore Mirror.
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