Gandhi also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pursuit of short-term political gains from forging a BJP-PDP alliance in the state has cost the country dear and resulted in loss of lives of innocent Indians.
The Congress also targeted Modi for his silence on the attack, with party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi saying it happened due to "gross and grave intelligence failure" despite specific inputs. The PM should have admitted the security failure and assured the nation of decisive action.
"After his return from vacation, Rahul attacks Modi, and not terrorists. I want to ask when Mani Shankar Aiyar (Congress leader) sought Pakistan's help in removing Modi from power and bringing in the Congress, was it Rahul's personal agenda or political agenda?" she asked.
Aiyar, a former Union minister, had reportedly said during a panel discussion on a Pakistani news channel that Modi needed to be removed if talks between the two nations had to resume.
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Gandhi, in a series of tweets, said, "Modi's policies have created space for terrorists in Kashmir. Grave strategic blow for India.
"Short term political gain for Modi from PDP alliance has cost India massively," he said.
The Congress vice president tweeted, "Modi's personal gain = India's strategic loss + sacrifice of innocent Indian blood."
BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi hit back blaming the Congress for the problems in Kashnmir and raked up the 1984 anti-Sikh riots to attack Gandhi over his accusation against Modi.
His attack on Modi showed his "immature" mind, she said.
"If one person was responsible for what was happening in Kashmir, it was Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister," the Lok Sabha MP from New Delhi claimed.
"He (Rahul) will do well to get a correct briefing from his advisers," she said.
Singhvi later alleged, "The BJP government is soft on terror and has compromised national security. The government's failure to decisively fight and contain terrorism arises out of policy failure, (lack of) intent and clear direction."
Singhvi said for the last 38 months India had a "part- time" defence minister, which is a "sad commentary" on state of affairs that are endangering national security.