Karnataka Congress lashes out at BJP over Pahalgam attack, response
Bengaluru/Mangaluru: A day after MLA Kottur Manjunath and labour minister Santosh Lad questioned the BJP-led central govt over its response to the
Pahalgam terror attack
, other Karnataka ministers have echoed similar sentiments.
Manjunath had even wondered if the attack was "stage managed".
On Friday, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the "whole country" is questioning the attack and people want clear answers. "The world learned about the ceasefire after US President Donald Trump announced it. Later, Pakistan acknowledged it, and so did our country. Our country should have announced it first. [PM Narendra] Modi is afraid to even mention Trump's name.
Modi, of 56-inch chest fame, criticises Turkey but does not speak of China, even though Pakistan uses Chinese weapons," Rao said.
RDPR and IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge also joined the bandwagon, alleging
BJP
had undermined India's sovereignty. He questioned America's role in the ceasefire and claimed it was "a complete foreign policy failure". He wondered who the Pahalgam attackers were. "The terrorists who attacked Pahalgam traversed over 250km into Indian territory.
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Why were they not tracked and eliminated? Did they escape across the border or are they still hiding in India?" Priyank asked.
He chided BJP, saying the saffron party cannot continue to take credit for sacrifices and victories of the Indian armed forces while shirking accountability for diplomatic failures.
However, chief minister Siddaramaiah continued to maintain a neutral tone. Reacting to Manjunath's comments, he said: "It is the MLA's opinion.
However, Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, and Trump have made different statements about the ceasefire." He expressed concern that the ceasefire could benefit Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Union minister Pralhad Joshi attacked Congress, calling the party "a divided house" since national functionaries like Shashi Tharoor and P Chidambaram had supported the Centre's actions. Joshi said detractors "suffer from a phobia and believe mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump in their speeches would elevate their stature".
(Inputs from Hospet, Hubballi)
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