UPA II planted fake stories about coup to malign Army in 2012, claims BJP, asks Rahul Gandhi to clarify
Who was behind coup story, asks BJP.
Seven years after reports of an attempted coup was reported and swiftly refuted, BJP has attacked the the top Congress leadership based on a recent newspaper article.
On a day of high drama, after BJP targeted Congress over allegations against Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra, BJP posed a few tougher questions to Congress. Citing media reports from 2012, BJP asked Congress whether ministers in UPA II were involved in planting 'fake' stories about an Army coup at the height of the India Against Corruption movement in January 2012.
The BJP asked if Rahul Gandhi was the 'brain' behind these conspiracies, and wondered why UPA ministers spread these 'lies' despite the Intelligence Bureau calling any news about these attempts 'false'.
On Wednesday, the BJP Twitter handle asked Congress if it had planned a coup while sharing a media report. It wrote: “Plotting a coup is 1st order treason. But the Congress had no qualms taking this route to gratify its perpetual hunger for power! Was it authorized by then party VP @RahulGandhi? On whose behest was he acting? We demand an answer!”
The BJP spokesperson GVLN Rao accused the UPA II of ‘leaking info’ of a ‘fake’ Army coup to the media and sought the name of the minister who had leaked the info.
During a press conference, BJP national spokesperson GVLN Rao said: “This Congress party had not only indulged in loot, but they have also played havoc with national security of this country and played with security.”