New Delhi: Congress MP Imran Masood has denied that he compared freedom fighter Bhagat Singh to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

In an interview with PTI, the lawmaker from UP’s Saharanpur said the BJP was putting words in his mouth, and that he didn’t draw any comparison between Bhagat Singh and the Hamas.

However, during a discussion on the unexpected attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Masood did insist on drawing a parallel between Bhagat Singh and Hamas.

Masood stirred a controversy, saying that Bhagat Singh and Hamas were both fighting for their land.

The Congress MP got agitated during the podcast when the interviewer said Hamas was a terrorist organisation. “Was Bhagat Singh a terrorist as well?” Masood snapped back.

When Masood was asked if he was making a comparison be

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