'Mir Jafar': BJP Blasts Kharge's Attack on PM Modi Over Pahalgam Terror Intel Failure
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/ May 06, 2025, 06:02PM IST
In a fiery response, BJP slams Mallikarjun Kharge for blaming PM Modi over the Pahalgam attack, accusing him of inaction despite prior intelligence. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had criticised PM Modi for intelligence failure and security lapse in the Pahalgam terror attack. Speaking at the 'Samvidhan Bachao' rally in Ranchi, Jharkhand, he questioned PM's absence in all-party meeting.#MallikarjunKharge #Congress #NarendraModi #BJP #Ravishankarprasad #CasteCensus #PahalgamAttack #EDRaids #SamvidhanBachao #CongressVsBJP #ModiGovernment #NationalHeraldCase #KhargeSpeech #toibharat
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