Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Meerut Vineet Sharda has said that Pakistan or China could be responsible for the rise in pollution in northern India. In a video gathering traction since Tuesday evening, Mr. Sharda could be heard saying that Pakistan could not beat India in conventional wars and could have come up with a new ploy of releasing poisonous gases in our territory.
“ Yeh jo zehreeli havayein, zehreeli gas aayi hain, ho sakta hai kisi bagal ke mulk ne chhodi hon jo humse ghabraya hua hai (These poisonous gases could have been released by a neighbouring country that is afraid of us),” said Mr. Sharda said. The BJP leader said Pakistan had become frustrated since Narendra Modi and Amit Shah came to power.
Mr. Sharda also criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for blaming farmers and industries for the spike in pollution in Delhi-NCR.
Statements aplenty
This is not the first time that Mr. Sharda has ventured into the realm of the ridiculous. The president of the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh’s Vyapar Prakosth (business cell) had been in news earlier this year when during the election campaign he breathlessly repeated ‘kamal’ (lotus), BJP’s symbol, for 30 seconds during a rally. He also made headlines for suggesting Hindu women should have five children to counter the rise in the Muslim population.
