AT LEAST two Opposition leaders discover themselves in a spot over remarks on the Pahalgam terror assault or Operation Sindoor.
In West Bengal, the BJP held protests in opposition to Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, after he described the India-Pakistan battle as “insignificant” and questioned the federal government’s claims of hitting terrorist bases in Pakistan.
Talking Wednesday to ABP Ananda, Roy mentioned: “This conflict just isn’t a conflict in any respect. The matter is nearly comical. Some aerial automobiles, drones went from right here to there, missiles went from right here to there. There have been no main losses… The place had been the terrorist bases destroyed?… The Central authorities ought to put the proof earlier than the folks.”
The TMC, which has even stayed away from the remainder of the Opposition in calling for a Parliament session or all-party assembly over Operation Sindoor, swiftly distanced itself from Roy’s remarks. In a submit on X, the celebration mentioned: “Allow us to emphatically state that the assertion made by Prof Saugata Roy, MP, just isn’t the opinion of the All India Trinamool Congress.”
Bracing for a tricky contest by the BJP within the Meeting elections subsequent yr, the TMC has restricted itself to statements declaring its respect for the Armed Forces within the wake of Operation Sindoor.
Over in Rajasthan, Congress Barmer MP Ummeda Ram Beniwal sought proof from the federal government on whether or not the terrorists who struck in Pahalgam requested their victims about their faith, claiming there was no proof of the identical.
Beniwal additionally raised questions concerning the safety lapse resulting in the assault, saying the federal government had admitted the identical.
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“In Pahalgam, if the vacationers had been killed after asking about their faith, then it’s mistaken. Nonetheless, there is no such thing as a affirmation of whether or not the taking pictures was finished after asking about faith or caste, or telling them to ‘go inform Modi’… Nobody has any concrete proof of this sort,” Beniwal mentioned, addressing mediapersons. He additionally questioned “America’s position” within the ceasefire with Pakistan.
BJP state president Manoj Rathore mentioned Beniwal must be expelled by the Congress. “An MP who attends Parliament shouldn’t be asking these questions or do politics on the matter of nationwide safety. If they’re so curious then they need to go and ask these inquiries to the ladies who misplaced their family members.”
Whereas prime Congress leaders couldn’t be reached for remark, sources within the celebration mentioned Beniwal had solely criticised the BJP authorities, not questioned the victims.
