Air Chief Marshal AP Singh addressed the 16th edition of Air Chief Marshal LM Catray Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru on Saturday. (PTI photo)
New Delhi: Congress leaders on Saturday continued to question Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite the revelations of the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief that it shot at least five Pakistani fighter jets and an airbourne early warning and control (Aew & C) aircraft during Operation Sindhor in May.Also read ‘S-400 Game Changer’: IAF Chief says India shot 6 Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor“In view of the new revelations made by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh today, all this becomes more shocking why PM suddenly stopped Operation Sindor on the evening of 10 May. Where did the pressure come from, and why did he captivate so soon?” Congress MP and party communication head Jairam Ramesh wrote on X. Opposition’s Lok Sabha Deputy Leader Gaurav Gogoi also pressurized him to reply, asking if the “concessions” may have been secured from Pakistan before the Prime Minister ends the “sudden” operation.Also read ‘India shot Pakistani aircraft from 300 km, biggest recorded surface-to-air kiln’: IAF chief’s big update on Operation Sindoor“The question is: What concessions did Prime Minister Modi give to Pakistani leadership before abruptly finishing Operation Sindoor on the evening of May 10?” Gogoi posted.While seizing the repeated claims of Donald Trump, he broke the ceasefire between two atomic-head neighbors, the Congress-led opposition has accused the US President of “surrendering” the US President. The government has strongly rejected Trump’s claim, stating that he was the Director General of Pakistan’s Military Operations, who contacted his Indian counterpart to request a ceasefire by India – as it achieved all its military objectives.Also read ‘Ghost of Balkot’ placed to rest: Air Force head on video of Operation Sindoor video On 22 April, the Pahgam terror attack was started on the night of 7 May in vengeance, Operation Sindoor targeted the terrorist infrastructure at nine places in Pakistan and later Pakistan-occupied Kashmir triggered cross-border clashes.
