Congress deletes 'Gayeb' post targeting PM Modi over Pahalgam attack after massive flak

The post had indicated that PM Modi was 'missing in action' - pointing to the all-party meet to discuss the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 civilians, mostly Hindu terrorists. 

Congress posted this image (now deleted) on their social media handles, targeting PM Modi over the Pahalgam massacre.

The post, put up on Monday night, infuriated the saffron outfit, especially after Pakistan's former minister Fawad Choudhury re-posted it.

The BJP retaliated with a 'backstabber' post that seemed to target Congress's Rahul Gandhi with a caption reading "Pakistan ka yaar (Friend of Pakistan)".

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed the Congress has deleted the "Gayeb" post "under pressure" from the people of India.

"Under Pressure from people of India the Congress party deletes it's "Sar Tan Se Juda" imagery tweet! This will not hide the anti-national pro-Pakistan Charactersitic of Congress!" read his post on X.

The Prime Minister earlier cut short his trip abroad and returned to Delhi after the Pahalgam attack took place, and has been holding crucial meetings with the Cabinet Committee for Security.

The BJP has repeatedly accused the Congress of pursuing the politics of appeasement.

The party has alleged that Congress has been soft on Pakistan to keep its grip on the Muslim vote.

Twenty-six people, including 23 Hindu male tourists, were killed by terrorists in Baisaran meadows, a popular destination in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, on April 22.

The terrorists- belonging to The Resistance Front (TRF), which is an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)- asked the victims to chant Islamic verses (kalma) and made them pull down their pants to be sure of their their non-Muslim religious identities (read circumcision)  before gunning them down before their families, including wives, children and daughters.

The massacre triggered nationwide outrage and escalated India-Pakistan tensions as New Delhi vowed to avenge the killings.

In an immediate response, India suspended the landmark Indus River water-sharing treaty and closed the Attari-Wagah road border, which acts as a lifeline of Indo-Pak trade and people-to-people ties, besides expelling diplomats, downsizing high commissions, and issuing a 48-hour deadline to Pakistani visa holders present in India to leave.