New Delhi: On Thursday Congress leader Randeep Surjewala accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising the deaths of CRPF soldiers and said PM Narendra Modi was busy shooting a promotional film till late evening on the day that Pulwama attacks were carried out on February 14. A 19-year-old Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist from Gudibagh, Adil Ahmed Dar, rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus plying with the 78-vehicle convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Lethpora village of Awantipora region in Pulwama. All 40 souls on the bus perished in the attack.

While, Surjewala said in a press conference in Delhi "Even as the (CRPF) jawans battled for their lives the PM was busy shooting a movie for himself at Corbett; even Congress came up with a reaction but PM was busy shooting a movie, he made the people of Ramnagar raise slogans for himself while the forces were picking up blown pieces of the jawans. This is the most unprecedented insult that any head of the state has ever brought upon the martyrs where PM was shooting for 4 hrs.”

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Congress also posed questions to the government alleging failure to act on intelligence report, breach of intelligence and the movement of CRPF jawans.  “48 hours before the attack JeM released a video warning the attack. There was an intelligence report on the sanitization of IED on 8th February. Why were these warnings ignored?” Among other questions asked by the government include: Why was the request of CRPF for movement of troops by air denied by MHA? Were the CRPF Jawans not stranded for one week on account of bad weather before the convoy movement? Would air transit not have saved the precious lives of our Jawans?

Surjewala said it was the Congress government led by the then PM Indira Gandhi who gave a befitting reply to Pakistan by bringing independence to Bangladesh. Congress extended its support to the government against Pakistan but unfortunately, the PM "forgotten the Raj dharma (ethical rule) is only concerned about his Raj (rule)," Congress said.

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Sharpening his attack on the government, the Congress spokesperson said 'at a time when Indians are distressed over the death of 40 CRPF jawans, Congress stands in solidarity with the family of the soldiers and the government to fight the terror menace'.Surjewala said Congress slammed the government for failing to declare national mourning despite numerous demands from various quarters. Sakshi Maharaj and KJ Alphons, who are cabinet ministers were seen beaming and taking selfies with the coffins of the martyrs.