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He was responding to a question on the communal riots that took place when the Congress was in power. Salman Khurshid (File Photo) Salman Khurshid (File Photo)Terming senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s statement that “there is blood on our hands” as unfortunate, former party MP from Lakhimpur Kheri Zafar Ali Naqvi said that Congress has always fought against communal forces and stood for secular politics in the country. The state Congress leadership, however, distanced itself from both Kurshid’s and Naqvi’s remarks. I am also a part of the Congress so let me admit that we have blood on our hands,” he had said. He (Naqvi) must have given his statement in a personal capacity and the party has nothing to react on the same.”Khurshid made the remarks while addressing students at Aligarh Muslim University on Sunday..