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'Disgraceful': BJP Slams TMC MLA For Calling Operation Sindoor 'Scripted Drama'
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TMC MLA Narendranath Chakraborty sparked a row by calling India's Operation Sindoor against terror camps in Pakistan a "scripted drama".
TMC MLA Narendranath Chakraborty sparked a row by calling India's Operation Sindoor against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir nothing but a 'scripted drama", drawing the BJP's ire.
In a viral video, Chakraborty claimed Operation Sindoor was a staged drama and that the BJP government had held discussions with Pakistan before conducting the May 7 strikes. 'It's all about staging a fake war — a complete act. Everything has been done in coordination with Pakistan," he was heard saying.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari called Chakraborty's remarks 'disgraceful" and yet another attempt to appease the party's votebank. 'Disgraceful remarks by Pandaveshwar MLA Narendranath Chakraborty — he has claimed that Operation Sindoor was nothing but a scripted drama! TMC can go to any lengths just to appease its vote bank!" he said.
Disgraceful remarks by Pandaveshwar MLA Narendranath Chakraborty — he has claimed that Operation Sindoor was nothing but a scripted drama!TMC can go to any lengths just to appease its vote bank! #OperationSindoor
— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) June 5, 2025
Prior to this, North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha also made a controversial remark, saying, 'Sindoor is being sold as a business". The party distanced itself from the comments, saying Guha's remarks reflect his 'personal stance" and do not align with the TMC's views.
Chakraborty's remarks came days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee downplayed India's Operation Sindoor and called it a 'small skirmish", while her nephew Abhishek Banerjee was travelling abroad as part of India's official delegation to spread the word on Operation Sindoor on a global platform.
Banerjee dismissed the military operation, questioning its name, launching personal attacks on the PM, and accusing him of indulging in 'war marketing". Her remarks were seen as a calculated move given the upcoming assembly elections in 2026.
India had launched precise strikes at nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of Operation Sindoor in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, demolishing key terror hideouts and eliminating over 100 terrorists that were being sheltered by Islamabad.
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