Congress MP Imran Masood stirs row, compares Bhagat Singh to Hamas: ‘Both were fighting for their land’

Congress MP Imran Masood.

Congress MP Imran Masood recently stirred a political row by comparing freedom fighter Bhagat Singh to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in a podcast.

During a discussion on the October 7 attacks on Israel in 2023 in a podcast, the Congress MP became agitated on being told that Hamas was a terrorist organisation and asked “Was Bhagat Singh a terrorist as well?”

When Masood was asked if there was a comparison between Bhagat Singh and Hamas, Masood replied in the affirmative and said, “They are fighting for their land. Bhagat Singh was also fighting for his land.”

He added, “Bhagat Singh made the supreme sacrifice for his land. Israel is the occupier. For you, Hamas is a terrorist organisation. I believe Hamas is fighting for its freedom. You are looking at their 250 hostages they (Hamas) had taken, but you are not looking at 1 lakh people Israel has killed."

Reacting to the comparison, the BJP accused Masood of eulogising terror groups and insulting India’s freedom fighters. Taking to X, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Boti Boti Imran Masood compares Hamas to Bhagat Singh ji. This is an insult to all freedom fighters."

Boti Boti Imran Masood compares Hamas to Bhagat Singh ji

This is an insult of all freedom fighters

Left & Congress eulogise terror groups and undermine all our heroes to make Gandhis look great

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Earlier Kanhaiya Kumar compared Bhagat Singh ji to Lalu Yadav!

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“Left & Congress eulogise terror groups and undermine all our heroes to make Gandhis look great. Earlier, Kanhaiya Kumar compared Bhagat Singh ji to Lalu Yadav! This isn’t the first time! Congress had earlier too insulted Bhagat Singh ji! They did this with Chandrashekhar Azad ji, Savarkar ji, Patel ji, Birsa Munda ji," he added.