BJP slams Congress over ‘headless kurta’ post, alleges echo of extremist slogans
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday strongly criticised the Congress over a social media post that featured an image of a headless kurta-pyjama ensemble with the caption “Gayab” (missing), widely interpreted as a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence from a recent all-party meeting convened following the Pahalgam terror attack.
The post, shared from Congress’ official X handle, triggered a wave of condemnation from BJP leaders who accused the opposition party of promoting violent imagery and divisive politics.
In a statement posted to its official account, BJP alleged that the image bore resemblance to the extremist slogan “Sar Tan Se Juda”, and claimed that the Congress was “echoing violent threats” under the guise of political criticism.
“The Congress flaunts a headless kurta to echo the extremist ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogan, exposing its continuous slide into Muslim League 2.0 — divisive, desperate, and directionless,” the party wrote.
It further stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken the only language Pakistan understands, “Islamabad’s official handles are parroting the same beheading cry, laying bare their jihadist creed”.
“Let Pakistan and its fellow-travellers in the Congress party threaten all they wish; New India will neither bend nor break. Terror will be met with bullets, not biryani. This is the era of decisive leadership,” it said further.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur also weighed in, accusing the Congress of engaging in “shameful” tactics and suggesting that the image sent a “message of support to Pakistan and terrorists.”
The controversy further escalated after former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry reshared the image with a mocking caption, a move that BJP leaders cited as evidence of the Congress’s alignment with narratives adversarial to India’s interests.
BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya described the Congress image as “not satire”, but a “dog whistle for their Muslim vote bank” and “a veiled threat to our Prime Minister.”
“It is not for the first time that the Congress has resorted to such tactics. Rahul Gandhi, on multiple occasions, has both instigated and justified violence towards the Prime Minister. Yet the Congress will never succeed, for the Prime Minister enjoys the love and blessings of millions of Indians,” Malviya said.
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