In response to reports that BJP president Amit Shah had rebuked his leaders for making divisive statements, the Congress on Monday questioned his credentials saying that his “hate-filled” speeches in Muzaffarnagar prior to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections ended up triggering deadly riots against Muslims. “He [Shah] is the same man who spread hatred against Muslims in Muzaffarnagar,” senior Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed told The Hindu . “How can he tell his leaders not to say things he has said in the past?”