Congress Doesn’t Need Pulwama Redux, However Leaders Smear Operation Sindoor With Gaffes – News18

Final Up to date:Might 08, 2025, 15:02 IST

At Thursday’s all-party meet chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi expressed help to the federal government, say sources

The Congress has modified. Not fully, however in stark distinction to the celebration’s response to the Balakot air strikes, this time, after Operation Sindoor, the Congress is in full help of the federal government and armed forces.

After the Congress Working Committee (CWC) assembly, the Congress issued a press release: “We stand firmly with the nation’s defence forces and authorities to cope with Pakistan following the phobia assault in Pahalgam.”

At Thursday’s all-party meet by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to temporary the Opposition on the developments up to now 36 hours, sources stated, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi requested sure questions, however didn’t push the federal government, saying “we perceive how this actually works and what the state of affairs is”, whereas Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge requested concerning the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

After the assembly on Pahalgam assault, too, Gandhi and Kharge had stated their celebration would help the Indian authorities on the mandatory response.

THE JARRING VOICES

After all, there have been a couple of violations. Like Jignesh Mevani’s X publish, which he needed to delete. It stated: “Combat battle mongers, spiritual hatred and faux nationalism. Terror will die of hunger.”

Imran Masood requested for the variety of casualties on the Indian aspect, whereas Rashid Alvi stated, “A a lot better reply needs to be given, that is naked minimal. Was each terrorist killed? Will there be one other Pahalgam?”

And now Udit Raj, who stated that the operation shouldn’t have been named Sindoor, as it’s related to one religion.

LEARNT ITS LESSONS

However there’s a purpose why the mainstream Congress desires to be seen as standing rock strong behind the PM, authorities and, after all, the armed forces.

There may be, after all, a backstory to this.

After the Pulwama assault and Balakot airstrikes, the response from the Congress was unsavoury and had damage them electorally as properly. Asking for proof instantly, questioning whether or not the strikes had achieved something, the Congress learnt the laborious approach that being on the incorrect aspect of the nationalism problem would scar them, which it did, and has until as we speak.

Actually, inner notes circulated after the Lok Sabha outcomes instructed the highest management that the questioning of the strikes had damage them badly.

Which can also be why now the Congress desires to make the best noise.

However sadly, its incapacity to rein in these jarring voices is derailing the Congress’s efforts after all correction.

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