After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre over the deadly Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF jawans lost their lives last year, another party leader - Udit Raj -has now predicted that a similar attack may happen before 2024.

Raj, who is a former MP and party's backward face, on Saturdy (February 15, 2020) alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2019 Lok Sabha election by making ''Pulwama'' an election issue.

Dr Udit Raj also defended Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for recently posing three tough questions for the ruling party relating to the NIA probe into the February 14 Pulwama attack.

Taking to Twitter, Udit Raj said, ''Rahul Gandhi's was right in asking the question about the outcome of the NIA probe into the Pulwama attack. It becomes more imnportant as the Ministry of Home Affairs knew beforehand that CRPF should not be allowed to travel by road, but by air. Butstill, this event was allowed to happen for political gains.''Holding BJP responsible for the death of 40 CRPF jawans, the Congress leader said that after the Pulwama attack, BJP workers went out on candle march across India,which was the work of the Opposition, but it was done by the ruling party.

''The opposition should have questioned like the BJP did inthe 26/11 Mumbai attacks case as to how did the attackers come? It seems theCongress has missed the question, the time is right,'' the Congress leaderadded. Udit Raj's statement has triggered a political storm as several BJPleaders have slammed him for his remarks.