New Delhi, Dec 12 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Shiv Sena have criticized Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh over his controversial remarks on the slain Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who was gunned down by militants in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Singh on Saturday said Karkare called him only hours ahead the fire and said that his spirit was `spoilt by constant threats` from those opposed to his investigation into the Malegaon blast.
"On November 26, 2008, at 7 .pm, just around two hours earlier the attacks in Mumbai started, Hemant Karkare, rang me on my mobile and told me how his house and his lifetime were blighted by constant threats from people stung by his investigations into the Malegaon blasts," said Singh.
"He was upset and he told me he was stressful to follow the calls, but was down and disturbed by threats and personal attacks made in their newspapers. Karkare also told me that he was hurt that in a paper, the mouth of a Hindu right-wing organization, allegations were being made that my son was minting money in Dubai, when in reality he was just a school student in Mumbai," he added.
Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh questioned why Digvijay Singh had remained still for so long.
"I would wish to experience it from Mr. Digvijay Singh that why were you still for by two days And since when did you love Mr. Karkare? Didn`t Mr. Karkare share the data around the threat to his spirit with Intelligence Bureau? Why he only shared this data with you," he told reporters in Lucknow.
BJP national spokesperson Prakash Jawadekar said it was an essay to divert attention from the 2G-spectrum scam.
"Congress is starting such controversial statements everyday to run out and drag everybody`s attention from the matters of corruption. But this government will not hold for many days," he told a press conference in Mumbai.
"Senior Congress leaders like Mr. Digvijay Singh are not capable to have the downslide of Congress party and that is why in a nation of stress he is giving such comments. He only wants to remain in the headlines," added Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
Digvijay Singh further said he knew Karkare, as his home was associated with Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh.
"I was so dismayed and discouraged on being told of his dying in the attacks, that my initial response was, `Oh God, they get killed him`. It was only after that I launch out some other events taking office in the metropolis on that awful day," he added.
Karkare was probing Malegaon blast, in which Sadhvi Pragya Singh is the prime suspect. (ANI)
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