BJP mocks Congress, questions Rahul's silence

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursdya targeted the Congress for its "hypocrisy" in not initiating action against the culprits in the Tanzanian woman stripping case in Bengaluru and for doing politics of opportunism, even as it questioned Rahul Gandhi's "silence" over the incident.

The party accused the Congress government in Karnataka of covering up the incident and said its "inaction" has brought disrepute to Bangalore. It also demanded immediate action, including transfer of DGP and suspension of police officers concerned.

Citing rape incidents in Tripura, West Bengal and UP, where action is yet to be taken against the culprits, the BJP said Rahul and other leaders pick and choose incidents to give them political colour and have no interest in victims.

"Such a big incident has happened and so much time has passed, still Rahul and Congress are silent for something that has happened under the very nose of their government there. No action has been taken. This shows how much hypocrisy is there in them and how they play hypocritical politics," Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.

"It is shameful that those who are experts in creating a mountain out of a molehill have suddenly turned silent and their silence seems to justify such an unfortunate incident," Naqvi said.

Accusing Rahul and other leaders of doing "politics of opportunism", BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma said, "Rahul Gandhi and others have no interest in the victims as they never visited them in UP, West Bengal, Tripura and other places. It is clear they do 'pick and choose'. They are masters in political opportunism and give political colour to incidents only to regain their lost ground."