‘One BrahMos after another’: BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty warns Pakistan; bizarre ‘dam’ remark aimed at Bilawal Bhutto | India News
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Tuesday hit back at Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari over his remarks on the Indus Waters Treaty, warning that India could respond with “a series of BrahMos missiles” in case of any provocation.Speaking to reporters, Chakraborty accused the Pakistani establishment of warmongering while emphasising that his comments were not directed at the people of Pakistan, whom he described as peace-loving. “If such words and rhetoric continue to be made, and we lose our cool, we will dispatch one BrahMos after another to strike them,” he said.Chakraborty also made an unusual remark, claiming that India would build a dam where “140 crore Indians will relieve themselves” before releasing the water to unleash a “tsunami” on Pakistan, adding that the comment was aimed solely at Bhutto-Zardari. “We will build a dam where 140 crore of our people will relieve themselves. And once the dam is opened, it will lead to a tsunami without a single shot being fired. I apologise for saying this. These words are only meant for him (Bhutto), not for the people of Pakistan,” he said.His statement came in response to Bhutto’s speech at the shrine of Sindhi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai on Monday, where the Pakistani leader warned New Delhi against any attempt to disrupt the Indus River’s flow. ““If war is waged, then… we will send a message to the Modi government that we do not retreat, we do not bow down, and if you dare think about launching an attack on the Indus River, then the people of every province of Pakistan will be ready to confront you.”Tensions over the treaty have risen since April 22, when India placed the 1960 agreement “in abeyance” following the Pahalgam terror attack.
