Giriraj Singh Alleges Pak-Linked 'Sleeper Cells' Behind Train Derailments, Slams INDI For Silence

New Delhi: Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh expressed concern over the recent train derailments and claimed that some Pakistan-linked "sleeper cells" were carrying out the attacks.

"Sleeper cells of terrorists sitting in Pakistan are carrying out these train attacks and these attacks are being carried out by people of a particular community, hence their political sleeper cells are also silent on this issue," he said in a post.

The BJP leader further slammed INDI leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav over their silence, saying "they will open their mouths only when there is political tourism."

Talking to the media, Singh said, "A viral video showed children removing the joints of the railway track with hammers. People are giving directions from the sleepers above it."

"The people of a particular community are involved in the train derailments we have recently witnessed. This is a sleeper cell of terrorists, and also a political sleeper cell. Why is (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi silent on all this?" he added.

The minister further claimed that "this is not a coincidence, this is an experiment to create chaos in Indian railways and India."

"The country will have to think why this community is carrying out such acts on a railway line which is spread over more than a lakh kilometres, also passing through areas where our Muslim population resides. They want to turn India into Bangladesh," Singh claimed.

"(Samajwadi Party chief) Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav are political sleeper cells," he added.

This comes as earlier this month a man in UP's Prayagraj was arrested on charges of attempting to obstruct train movement by keeping different objects on the track. Many of his viral videos also showed him keeping objects such as gas cylinders, coins, bricks, etc. on the railway track went viral.