With 'katil' remark, Mani Shankar Aiyar sparks row

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday joined the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens in Shaheen Bagh and attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government saying that they fought elections on the promise of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', but they did 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vinash'.

"They got the majority in the election because they said we will do 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. But what did they do? They did 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vinash," Aiyar said. 

He added, "Aap hi ne unko pradhan mantri banaya hai, aap hi unko singhasan se utar sakte ho (You have made him the prime minister, only you can dethrone him)".

He also offered help for the protest, while also making a scathing statement, without taking any names or reference.

WATCH: Congress's Mani Shankar Aiyar at Shaheen Bagh protests

Aiyar later went on to say, "Whatever I can do personally for you, I am ready to do that. Jo bhi qurbaniyan deni hon, usme main bhi shaamil hone ko tayaar hun. Ab dekhein ki kiska hath mazboot hai, hamara ya uss (wo) kaatil ka? (Whatever sacrifices need to be given, I am ready for the same. Now let's see whose hand is strong, ours or that murderer's?)

The Kalindi Kunj stretch, a crucial route that connects Delhi with Faridabad and Noida has been closed since December 15 last year due to demonstrations against CAA and NRC. 

Several commuters using this road have been forced to use alternative routes such as Delhi-Noida-Delhi Expressway and Ashram.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.