Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra Saturday courted controversy with his remarks that the tourists, who lost their lives in Pahalgam should have put up a fight against the terrorists and the women, who lost their husbands in the terror attack, “lacked” the spirit of the warrior women.
“Wahan par jo hamari veerangnayein behane thee, jinki maang ka sindoor chheen liya gaya, Veerangna ka bhaav nahin tha, josh nahin tha, jazba nahin tha, dil nahin tha, isliye haath jod ke goli ka shikaar ho gaye’ (Women, who lost their husbands, did not have the spirit and vigour. Therefore, they became victims of the attack),” Jangra said.
“‘Lekin haath jodne se koi chhodta nahin. Hamare aadmi vahan par haath jodkar maare gaye’ (Terrorists do not leave one with requests. Our people died with folded hands),” he said.
The MP from Haryana was addressing a gathering in Bhiwani at an event organised to mark the 300th birth anniversary of Ahilyabai Holkar.
He said had the women, who lost their husbands in the attack, read Holkar’s history then nobody would have killed their husbands in this way in front of them. “‘Agar yaatri training pass kiye hote, to teen ugarvaadi 26 logon ko nahin mar sakte the (Had our tourists passed the training then three terrorists could not have killed 26 people),” he said.
Referring to the Agniveer scheme, the BJP MP said had each tourist undergone Agniveer training, they could have surrounded the terrorists and casualties would have been less.
Jangra later said that the tourists should have put up a fight against the terrorists.
“Bilkul ladna chahihye tha. Aur agar ladte, to kam shahadat hoti aur kam log maare jaate. Haath jodne se kaun chhodta hai? Wo to maarne ke liye aaye the…Vo to aatankvaadi the. Unke dil mein daya thodi thee. (Had they (tourists) fought, the casualties would have been less. They — terrorists — had come with an intention to kill people. They did not have mercy),” Jangra said while responding to a question.
