PFI calls for strike and Congress halts 'padyatra', alleges BJP's Kapil Mishra; Congress counters

New Delhi: Nothing can be more "petty and shameful", Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra said alleging that the Congress halted its 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' on Friday as the Popular Front of India (PFI) has called for a strike in Kerala.

Replying to Mishra's allegations, Congress' media and publicity department chairman Pawan Khera said the yatra has one-day break each week.

"PFI and Islamic jihadist organisations today gave a call for strike and Congress halted its Padyatra (march). Nothing can be more petty and shameful," Mishra, a former minister of the AAP-led Delhi government and now a firebrand leader of the Delhi BJP, said in a Hindi tweet.

PFI और इस्लामिक जिहादी संगठनों ने आज हड़ताल का आह्वान किया और कांग्रेस ने आज à¤à¤ªà¤¨à¥€ पद यात्रा रोक दी



इससे घटिया और शर्मनाक कुछ नहीं हो सकता https://t.co/Fvt6cldOQG

— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) September 23, 2022

Taking a dig at Mishra, Khera asked him if it is true that RSS head Mohan Bhagwat, who recently reached out to the Muslim community, was to embark on a march to seek apology from the PFI.

"There is one day break each week in this Bharat Jodo Yatra. The last break was on 15th (Sept). Now tell if it is true that Mohan ji Bhagwat is to set off on a march to seek apology from PFI (PFI se maafi mango yatra)," Khera replied back in a Hindi tweet.

हमारी इस #भारत_जोड़ो_यात्रा में हर सप्ताह एक दिन का ब्रेक लिया जाता है। पिछला ब्रेक 15 तारीख़ को था। à¤à¤¬ यह बताइए क्या यह सच है मोहन जी भागवत पीएफ़आई से माफ़ी माँगो यात्रा पर कूच करने वाले हैं? https://t.co/7Qkf53HSJA

— Pawan Khera