'Pakistan Has Officially Allied With PM Modi': Opposition Targets BJP Over Imran Khan's Statement

"Perhaps if the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)....wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached," Imran Khan told a small group of foreign journalists in an interview.

The Pakistan PM said other parties would be afraid of right-wing backlash in case of settlement on the Kashmir issue.

Soon afterwards, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that Pakistan has "officially allied" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said a vote for him would be a vote for the neighbouring country.

Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala in a tweet said "Pak has officially allied with Modi! A vote for Modi is a vote for Pakistan!"

Claiming that the truth is out in the open, Surjewala in a tweet in Hindi added "Modi ji, first there was love for Nawaz Sharif and now Imran Khan is your dear friend," he added in a tweet in Hindi.

Omar Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice-President of the National Conference (NC), also took a jibe at Prime Minister Modi and said Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan has ensured victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi by asserting that the BJP's electoral victory will boost India-Pakistan talks in the future.

Omar Abdullah in a tweet said "So much for Modi Sahib telling the country only Pakistan and its sympathisers want BJP to lose. Imran Khan has just endorsed him for a 2nd term"

In another tweet, Omar Abdullah took a subtle dig at Modi's "Chowkidar" campaign and asked "How soon before we see a “Chowkidar Imran Khan” twitter handle?"

NC leaders, including Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, have been carrying out a no-holds-barred attack on Modi and the BJP during the NC's election campaign.