New Delhi: The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed the lower house, a sharp criticism of handling the government’s operation Sindor – India’s military reaction to the Pahgam terror attack. The debate in Parliament has provoked warm exchange, in which the opposition has accused the government of lack of strategic clarity, and the ruling BJP has hit back on “disintegration” and “politicization of national security”.Gandhi, underlining the opposition’s support for the armed forces, said that the government demonstrated inadequate political will and imposed operational sanctions on the army. “Even before the operation of Operation Sindor, the opposition committed himself to stand like a rock with the government and forces,” he said.The Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people on 22 April, inspired India to start an operation from a cross -border on May 7, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan -occupied Kashmir and Pakistan. According to the government, more than 100 terrorists were neutralized. The operation concluded with a ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan on 10 May.Here are the top quotes of Rahul Gandhi’s speech:
Opposition support for operation vermilion
- “The moment the operation vermilion began, in fact, before it begins, the opposition committed itself, all the parties, that we would stand with forces and with the elected government of India like a rock.”
- “I met a victim’s family in UP – a man was killed in front of his wife. It hurts every Indian. What happened was wrong. We all condemned it …”
Corner Center on Rajnath Singh’s speech
- “I was listening to Rajnath Singh. He said that the operation vermilion started at 1:05 pm and lasted for 22 minutes. Then he said some shocking-” We called Pakistan at 1:35 pm and told him that we do not want and we only targeted non-national goals. ” Perhaps he does not know what he revealed.
- “DGMO of India was asked to ask for a ceasefire at 1:35 pm on the operation. You directly informed Pakistan that you do not want to fight.”
On political will and freedom of operation
- “There are two words – ‘political will’ and ‘freedom of operation’. If you want to use the Indian armed forces, you need 100% political will and complete freedom of operation.”
- “Yesterday, Rajnath Singh compared 1971 and vermilion. I will remind him – there was political will in 1971. The seventh fleet was coming near, and the PM said that whatever is needed. Indira Gandhi told General Manekshaw: Six months, one year – you should have freedom of action.
On the restrictions on the Air Force
- “You went to Pakistan and told our pilots not to attack their air defense. It was obliged that the aircraft would fall down. You tied the hands of our pilots.”
- “IAF made no mistake. The mistake was made by political leadership, stating that military goals could not be attacked.”
- “Defense Attachue in Indonesia, Captain Shiv Kumar said: ‘I cannot agree with the claim that India lost many aircraft, but I agree that we have lost something – not to attack Pakistan’s military or air rescue due to obstacles from political leadership.”
- “CDS Anil Chauhan said what did not matter that the jets fell down, but why were they. He said that the mistakes were corrected. I want to tell him –
Indian Air Force Did not make any mistake. The mistake was in political instructions. ,
Government’s strategic messages and international permanent
- “The Government of India informed Pakistan that we do not want to fight. We have just carried out this action.”
- “The new general is that the main architects of the Pahalgam attack are having lunch with the President of the United States. Now, another new is normal – before the operation is over, we declare victory.”
- “EM and Defense Minister said that we have stopped Pakistan. Actually? Asim Munir, the person who had terrorism in India is being thanked by the US President. Trump said he wanted to thank him. What for it? What?”
- “US President Donald Trump has said 29 times that he has broke the ceasefire. Well, if he is lying, let PM Modi stand here and says: ‘Donald Trump, you are a liar.” If he has the courage of Indira Gandhi, let her say here in Parliament. ,
Foreign Policy and China-Pakistan on Nexus
- “A few days ago, I said in the House that the challenge of India’s biggest foreign policy was to keep Pakistan and China separated. But we failed. The Indian government thought they were fighting Pakistan. When they arrived, they realized that they were fighting Pakistan and China.”
