Hours after former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said that the IAF’s air strikes in Pakistan-based terror camps will help the BJP in the elections, Minister of State for External Affairs, VK Singh opposed him.
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In a tweet on Thursday, 28 February, the ex-serviceman said that the government’s actions are directed towards “safeguarding the nation and ensuring safety of citizens, and not for few extra seats.”
In his tweet, he also referred to a snippet of a speech by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee where he says that the country’s interest should be held in greater importance than that of political parties and governments in power.
Earlier, Yeddyurappa’s comments attracted controversy after he said India's “pre-emptive” strikes on terror camps in Pakistan has created a wave in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will help the party win over 22 of 28 seats in the state in the coming Lok Sabha polls.
“The atmosphere....day by day, the wind is increasingly blowing in favour of BJP. Yesterday’s action of destroying terror hideouts by entering inside Pakistan has resulted in a pro-Modi wave in the country, the results of which can be seen in coming Lok Sabha polls”BS Yeddyurappa
Soon after VK Singh’s comment, Yeddyurappa issued a clarification on his statement, which he claimed was “reported out of context”. He said that he had only said that the “situation is favourable for BJP”, something that he has maintained for “last couple of months”.
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