‘They lack courage’: BJP MLA claims Pakistan-based group threatened to kill him

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Loni Nand Kishor Gurjar on Sunday claimed to have received a death threat from a Pakistan-based organisation.

Gurjar claimed that he received a call from a Pakistan-based organisation, which threatened to bomb his house and kill him.

"I received a call in the morning from a Pakistan-based organisation, which threatened to bomb my house and kill me. I told them that they do not have the courage to do so," the BJP MLA claimed.

"We are descendants of Maharana Pratap and Chhatrapati Shivaji, and we will deal with them," he added.

Gurjar also said that Pakistan was on the brink of starvation and that India had become a country that responds firmly under the leadership of PM Modi.

"Pakistan is on the brink of starvation. Under the leadership of PM Modi, India has become a country that responds firmly after centuries of being subjected to attacks," he said.

"Our armed forces have demonstrated this through surgical strikes," he added.

This comes after a blast at a police outpost in Ghaziabad left one person injured on Saturday.

Police are verifying a social media post by an organisation named "Tehrik Ul Mujahideen", which has claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred late Friday night.

The explosion damaged the window panes of the Vasundhara police outpost under the Indirapuram police station.

The explosion occurred near the police outpost's boundary wall, police said.

The intensity and motive behind the blast are yet to be ascertained, but police have indicated that the probe will include a possible terrorist angle.