'Fog of war lifting': Kharge attacks Modi govt after remarks by CDS Anil Chauhan on Operation Sindoor
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday targeted the Modi government following the remarks made by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on
Operation Sindoor
in an interview in Singapore.
Kharge claimed that the nation had been misled and demanding a special session of Parliament to address the issue.
'In the wake of the remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in Singapore in an interview, there are some very important questions which need to be asked. These can only be asked if a Special Session of the Parliament is immediately convened. The Modi Govt has misled the nation. The fog of war is now clearing,' Kharge said in a post on X.
— kharge (@kharge)
Kharge referenced CDS Chauhan who had earlier today, firmly dismissed Pakistan's claims that it had downed six Indian warplanes during Operation Sindoor, describing the statement as "absolutely incorrect". Speaking to
Bloomberg TV,
during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, he said, "What is important is that, not the jet being down, but why they were being downed." He explained that the Indian Armed Forces identified tactical errors, corrected them, and resumed operations within two days.
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Kharge lauded the bravery of IAF pilots, saying: 'Our IAF pilots were risking their lives fighting the enemy. We have suffered some losses, but our pilots were safe. We salute their resolute courage and bravery.' However, he stressed that a 'comprehensive strategic review is the need of the hour.'
'The Congress party demands a Comprehensive Review of our Defence Preparedness by an independent expert committee, on the lines of the Kargil Review Committee,' he added.
Kharge also raised concerns over US President Donald Trump's repeated claim that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. 'This is a direct affront to the Shimla Agreement,' he said, questioning why the Modi government had not provided clarity on Trump's assertions or the affidavit filed by the US Secretary of Commerce in a United States court.
'Instead of clarifying Mr. Trump's repeated assertions, and the affidavit filed by US Secretary of Commerce in the United States Court of International Trade, PM Modi is on an election blitz, taking PERSONAL CREDIT for the valour of our Armed Forces, hiding behind their bravery and dodging the contours of the agreed CEASEFIRE, which the Foreign Secretary announced on 10th, after Mr.
Trump's tweet,' Kharge said. 'Is India and Pakistan now again hyphenated? What are the conditions of the CEASEFIRE agreement? Rs 140 Cr Patriotic Indians deserve to know this.
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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh echoed Kharge's concerns, criticising the lack of transparency from the government. 'It is an extraordinary and telling commentary on Undeclared Emergency that the PM will not chair all-party meetings and will not take Parliament into confidence but the nation gets to know of the first phase of Operation Sindoor through the CDS's interview in Singapore,' Ramesh posted on X.
'Couldn't opposition leaders have been taken into confidence by the PM earlier?'
General Chauhan, while speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, rejected the idea that India and Pakistan had approached nuclear confrontation, calling such claims 'far-fetched.' He also dismissed Pakistan's claims about the success of Chinese-supplied weapons, saying they 'didn't work,' and asserted that India had conducted precision strikes 300 kilometres deep into Pakistani territory.
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