Bengaluru, April 11 -- Hailing the extradition of 26/11 conspirator Tahawwur Rana as a major diplomatic success for India, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday attacked the Congress, accusing the party of attempting to hijack credit for what he called a "decisive achievement" of the Modi government.
"The Congress party had served biryani to Ajmal Kasab and tried to make him strong," Joshi said, speaking to reporters here.
"From 2008 to 2014, they were in power. They did not do anything. The Modi government tackled this with deft diplomacy and brought Tahawwur Rana (from the US). Now they are trying to take credit for it."
The BJP leader said the extradition marked "the biggest victory for the diplomatic strategy of the central governmen...