Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in response to Congress leader P Chidambaram’s statement, accused the Congress of using appeasement politics as a weapon to win elections since the 1960s. He stated that the BJP had been fighting against this for years.
BJP leader Shaina NC accused Congress leader Manish Tewari and his party of playing divisive politics. She claimed that the Congress party has always divided the country based on caste, creed, and community through their vote bank politics.
BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam criticized the Congress party for their approach towards minorities and their political ideology.