NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday focused the Modi authorities 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 demanded a particular session of Parliament to handle the difficulty. “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 stated in a put up on X.Kharge referenced CDS Chauhan who had earlier immediately, firmly dismissed Pakistan’s claims that it had downed six Indian warplanes throughout Operation Sindoor, describing the assertion as “absolutely incorrect”. Speaking to Bloomberg TV, in the course of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, he stated, “What is important is that, not the jet being down, but why they were being downed.” He defined that the Indian Armed Forces recognized tactical errors, corrected them, and resumed operations inside two days.Also learn: What CDS Anil Chauhan stated on Pakistan’s declare of downing India jets throughout Operation SindoorKharge 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 careworn {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 additionally raised considerations over US President Donald Trump’s repeated declare that he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. “This is a direct affront to the Shimla Agreement,” he stated, questioning why the Modi authorities had not offered readability on Trump’s assertions or the affidavit filed by the US Secretary of Commerce in a United States court docket.“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 stated. “Is India and Pakistan now again hyphenated? What are the conditions of the CEASEFIRE agreement? Rs 140 Cr Patriotic Indians deserve to know this.”Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh echoed Kharge’s considerations, criticising the dearth of transparency from the federal 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, whereas talking on the Shangri-La Dialogue, rejected the concept that India and Pakistan had approached nuclear confrontation, calling such claims “far-fetched.” He additionally dismissed Pakistan’s claims concerning the success of Chinese-supplied weapons, saying they “didn’t work,” and asserted that India had carried out precision strikes 300 kilometres deep into Pakistani territory.
