Former Vice President Hamid Ansari has come underneath heavy criticism from the BJP after a Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza claimed that he had handed on the data collected from Ansari throughout his visits to India to Pakistan’s intelligence company ISI. Mirza stated that he had come to India 5 occasions between 2005-2011 upon the invitation from Ansari who served because the Vice President from 2007 to 2017.
Citing “TV and social media” studies that Ansari had invited the Pakistani journalist 5 occasions throughout the stated interval, BJP on Wednesday sought a response from Ansari and the Congress social gathering.
“Mirza said during his India visit, he met him (Ansari) and shared information that is sensitive and secret. We should not forget that the post of Vice President is a Constitutional post and there are many issues that cannot be shared as they are linked to the nation’s security,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia stated whereas addressing the press in Delhi.
“This is their policy to fight terrorism,” Bhatia stated, including, “India has been leading the campaign against terrorism and the Congress government invited a person who was given information that was used against our country and its people.”
Bhatia requested each Congress, which was the social gathering on the Centre throughout the talked about interval, and Ansari to return clear on the Pakistani journalist’s claims to the general public.
Bhatia claimed that Ansari had referred to as upon an individual from “a country that is known to support terrorism to speak about counter terrorism”.
“This (information) has not been shared once, but five times. He says this information was used against India by the ISI to weaken India,” Bhatia alleged.
“Is it true that you invited him and violated the rule that no government or institution would work against the interests or hurt the security of the nation? Did you invite this person and share secret and sensitive matters, officially or unofficially?” Bhatia requested.
Bhatia stated that if Ansari has certainly shared any delicate data, he ought to come ahead and “share it with the current dispensation to show that you are committed to this nation”.
Bhatia additionally requested if the Gandhis have been within the find out about his choice to ask the Pakistani journalist 5 occasions.
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