The Indian National Congress on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “boastful” claims of the 2016 ‘surgical strike’ in Pakistani territory, a claim repeated by Modi on the sidelines of the ongoing Commonwealth Summit.
During an event in London on Wednesday, Modi had said India would not tolerate those who like to “export terror” and will respond to them “in the language they understand”, referring to the 2016 so-called surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC).
He had claimed that before making the news of the ‘surgical strikes’ public, India had repeatedly attempted to contact Pakistan government to inform them about the operation.
Modi misled by military commanders: Asif
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif also responded to the claims made by Narendra Modi, terming them an attempt to “shore up [his] dwindling public support”. Asif alleged that India’s premier was being misled by his military commanders.
The foreign minister asserted that the Indian army was involved in “worst atrocities and war crimes in Kashmir and elsewhere in India”.
