Section of people projecting it's their right to attack others: Sharad Pawar
Pune, July 7: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday launched an attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and highlighted the absence of harmony and development in India in the present day.
"If there's power in someone's hands he must see how to maintain harmony and lead others to development. Today there's absence of it. We see people getting attacked, sometimes Muslims, sometimes Christians. Section of people project as if it's their right to attack others," Pawar was quoted saying by ANI.
He also criticised BJP MP Gopal Shetty for his earlier remark on Christians not being contributors to India's freedom struggle.
"A minister said today that Christians did not contribute to the freedom struggle. He should be ashamed of himself. Congress contributed a lot to the struggle for freedom and Annie Besant was a significant name in Congress."
In
an
apparent
reference
to
the
Avenfield
reference
case
verdict
in
Pakistan,
Pawar
said
the
situation
is
similar
in
India.
"Look
at
our
neighbour
Pakistan.
Their
former
Prime
Minister
Nawaz
Sharif
was
sent
to
jail
for
10
years
today.
Such
is
the
situation
around
India
today.
So
it
is
our
responsibility
to
see
that
we
maintain
harmony
and
keep
all
elements
spreading
hatred
at
bay,"
he
said.
Sharif was sentenced to 10 years in jail in a corruption case by Pakistan's accountability court on Friday. His daughter Maryam was also given a seven-year jail term while son-in-law Captain (Retd) Safdar received one-year prison sentence.