Chief minister Bhagwant Mann again guns for BJP's ‘Operation Sindoor' narrative: ‘Victory speaks for itself, why send delegations abroad?'

Time of India

a day ago

Chandigarh:
on Wednesday took another jibe at the
's '
' narrative, stating that it was unprecedented for the Centre to send delegations abroad merely to convey it had won a conflict with Pakistan.
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The AAP leader's statement came a day after he drew sharp criticism from the BJP over his claim that the saffron planned to send 'sindoor' (vermilion) to every household and asked whether it was part of a "one nation, one husband" scheme.
Speaking to media after chairing a meeting of the Punjab cabinet, Mann said a victory spoke for itself and did not need to be announced. Replying to a question about Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu accusing him of speaking Pakistan's language by making the 'one nation, one husband' remark, Mann said, "It's the first time that representatives are being sent abroad just to say, 'We have won, we have won.'
It should be evident how much enemy land was taken, and from which point the forces returned… Whoever raises questions is asked to move to Pakistan.
"
Mann added that Bittu had forgotten that his own party had backtracked from its decision to send sindoor to every household. "It is unfortunate that Bittu has issued such an irrational statement whereas his masters sitting in Delhi have been giving hypothetical and baseless statements," he said, adding, "There is no need to tell anyone about the victory as speaks for itself."
Mann reiterated Lok Sabha leader of opposition
's accusation that Pakistan was informed about Operation Sindoor in advance, a charge that has already been dismissed by external affairs minister S Jaishankar as "utter misrepresentation of facts and events". "If Pakistan had known, would they have let the terrorists remain there? In that scenario, we would have only demolished buildings," Mann said.
He also referred to chief of defence staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan's statement at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where Chauhan remarked, "What is important is not the jet being down, but why they were being downed."
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"They find a reason to criticise me; let them do so," said Mann.
On Tuesday, Mann had accused the BJP of turning "sindoor" (vermilion) into a joke and asked if it was a "one nation, one husband" scheme. Bittu had demanded an apology from Mann for his remark.
'CENTRE REGULATES SOCIAL MEDIA'
Asked to comment on the arrest of a YouTuber in Punjab on the charge of espionage, Mann said the Union government regulated social media channels. However, he said, if any anti-national activity came to the notice of law-enforcing agencies in the state, appropriate action was taken against them. "Anyone involved in crime against the country cannot be spared and exemplary action is taken against them," he said.
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