If BJP wins 2019 polls, India will become Hindu Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections it will create a condition leading to the formation of a 'Hindu Pakistan'. Tharoor added that the BJP will write a new Constitution which will pave the way for a nation, much like Pakistan, where rights of minorities are not respected. Tharoor's remark evoked strong reaction from the BJP. Tharoor further added that BJP will write a new Constitution much like Pakistan, where rights of minorities are not respected. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed the Congress leader calling his "Hindu Pakistan" reference "shameless".