Vivek Agnihotri's dig at Rahul Gandhi over 'militants could not do anything'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also hit out at Gandhi, calling his speech a "brazen attempt to denigrate India" on foreign soil in the "guise of targeting" the PM.

The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri on Sunday took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'militants could not do anything' remarks during a lecture at the Cambridge Judge Business School in the United Kingdom.

Taking to Twitter, Agnihotri posted, "Time to post @RahulGandhi ji in Kashmir. Terrorists will come, look at him, the 'power of listening' will 'transmit' and they will leave. A perfect non-violent solution to terrorism. Today's Gandhi."

At Cambridge University, Rahul Gandhi claimed during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir a person came to him and showed 'militants'. He said, "I felt I was in trouble but nothing happened as I went there only to listen with no violence in me."

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also hit out at Gandhi, calling his speech a "brazen attempt to denigrate India" on foreign soil in the "guise of targeting" the PM.

In a series of tweets, the BJP leader took on the statements made by Rahul Gandhi and claimed that those were not based on facts.

The leader from the Northeast also took a swipe at Gandhi over his comments on Kashmir militants and Pulwama attack.

"Rahul says in Kashmir militants saw him, but he knew they wouldn't target him. Why was this not reported to security agencies? Was there some understanding Cong had with these militants to protect Rahul?" Sarma questioned the Congress and its top leader.

He maintained that Gandhi's description of the Pulwama attack as a "car bomb that killed 40 soldiers" was an insult to the jawans and questioned why he didn't name Pakistan as being behind the incident.

"How dare he insult our jawans? It wasn't a bomb sir, but a terror attack. No surprises that he refused to name Pakistan behind Pulwama attack. Is this part of the understanding Congress had with militants?" Sarma wrote.