On Friday, BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari said that the Congress party was taking a "pro-terror" stand after Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of being involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was extradited.

He also said that Kanhaiya Kumar, a close aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, made fun of the development, which, according to him, shows the party's support for people accused of terrorism. "The Congress party is a pro-terror party. That is why Rahul Gandhi's right-hand man, Kanhaiya Kumar, made fun of Tahawwur Rana being brought to India. This is the same party whose Digvijaya Singh went out of his way to save Pakistani terrorists after the 26/11 terror attack. This is the same party at whose time the US court absolved Tahawwur Rana of all charges. It is clear that in the name of its vote bank, the same Congress ecosystem which stood up for terrorists like Yakub Memon is talking about giving Tahawwur Rana a cover shield," Bhandari told ANI. 

He strongly criticized the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi and questioned why he has remained silent on the issue. "Rahul Gandhi, who speaks so strongly on every issue, why is he so quiet today? Because they know that Tahawwur Rana's extradition has exposed the pro-terror policy of the Congress party and the UPA. Frightened by this, these appeasement leaders, Kanhaiya Kumar, Prithviraj Chavan, or others close to Rahul Gandhi, are unhappy that the terrorist Tahawwur Rana has been brought to India. Maybe they are afraid that Tahawwur Rana knows some secrets about the Congress party," said Bhandari. "The country knows very well that Manmohan Singh made a statement on a public platform that he is proud that they did not carry out a surgical strike (after the 26/11 Mumbai attack)," he added. 

Rana, a 64-year-old Canadian citizen originally from Pakistan, was extradited to India to face trial on 10 criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. These charges include conspiracy, murder, committing a terrorist act, and forgery. The attacks were carried out by the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT). He was brought to India on April 10, presented in an NIA court, and placed under 18 days of custody.