New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stirred up a controversy when he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing "dalali" (trade) over the blood shed by Indian soldiers.
Addressing a rally at the Jantar Mantar here at the end of his Kisan Yatra across election-bound Uttar Pradesh, Rahul said Modi was taking political mileage from the surgical strikes the Army conducted in Pakistani territory and the sacrifices of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Unki dalali kar rahe ho... Yeh bilkul galat hai... Hindustan ki sena ne Hindustan ka kaam kiya, aap apna kaam keejiye... (You are trading on them. This is totally wrong... The Indian Army did its job for India, you do your work)," he thundered.
However, his comments evoked sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Watch his comment here:
WATCH: You are doing 'Dalali' of their(Jawans) blood: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi pic.twitter.com/9FyidaF6uj
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The Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on September 29 against terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control in the wake of a terror attack that left 19 soldiers dead in Jammu and Kashmir.
