Rajahmundry: BJP president Amit Shah accused the Congress of politicising the Pulwama terror strike in which 49 CRPF personnel were killed last week, and for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to respond promptly.

In keeping with his penchant for blaming the Congress for everything, Mr Shah said the Pulwama incident was the result of Jawaharlal Nehru’s mishandling of the Kashmir issue.

He said that had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel been given the chance to become Prime Minister, he could have resolved the dispute between India and Pakistan amicably.

Addressing the BJP’s Shakti Kendra Pramukhs from five Lok Sabha segments of Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Amalapuram, Narasapuram and Eluru in the Godavari districts, Mr Shah also appeared to be irked by Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala describing Mr Modi as a pseudo-nationalist because he continued a film shooting schedule.