MP Imran Masood Stirs Controversy, Compares Hamas With Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Imran Masood, the Congress MP from Saharanpur, UP, has once again grabbed the headlines after making a controversial statement during a podcast show organised by Sushant Sinha. Masood, who had once been in the news for his ‘boti-boti’ remark against PM Narendra Modi, has now compared Palestinian resistance group Hamas with Indian freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
In the controversial podcast hosted by journalist Sushant Sinha, Masood said that both Hamas and Bhagat Singh fought for their lands however, their methods might be different. Masood said that he does not support the killing of innocent but the fight for someone’s land is justifiable.
कांग्रेस सांसद इमरान मसूद का विवादित बयान
कांग्रेस MP इमरान मसूद ने स्वतंत्रता सेनानी भगत सिंह की तुलना हमास से की, कहा– “दोनों अपनी जमीन के लिए लड़े”इस बयान के बाद सियासत गरमा गई है,
भाजपा ने मसूद पर आतंकवादी समूहों की तारीफ और स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों के अपमान का आरोप लगाया है pic.twitter.com/gnQKriBo8t— ऋषभ त्यागी (वशिष्ठ) (@RISHABH79RAAZ) October 24, 2025
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Now, Imran Masood has clarified that he does not intend to compare the tactics to fight against occupation, but their rights to resist the occupiers against their enemies. He further said that he is not in support of attacking Jews, but defending Palestine is the right of the people there. He further added that Bhagat Singh, Mahatama Gandhi, and Ambedkar can not be compared with anybody, but the struggles are comparable which they fought for.
The Congress MP also said that it’s not muslim appeasement as he has criticised Pakistan and its government for having double standards and wrong policies.
VIDEO | Lucknow: Congress MP Imran Masood responds to allegations of comparing Bhagat Singh with Hamas, says, “Bhagat Singh cannot be compared with Hamas; no one can be, as the two are not the same. BJP people are selectively spreading this falsehood. I never compared Bhagat… pic.twitter.com/mwIXfQaQ7u
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 24, 2025
Notably, the US, Israel, and Western countries describe Hamas as a terrorist organisation; however, the UN and, in fact Indian government have not classified Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Hamas is known as a Palestinian resistance movement that is fighting for the freedom of the Palestinian land against the occupation forces of Israel.
