On a day when a fresh debate was sparked off after Congress president Rahul Gandhi's close aide Sam Pitroda questioned the impact of the Balakot air strike, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav said the sacrifices of our armed forces should never be questioned.
“The sacrifices of our Armed Forces should never be questioned,” Akhilesh wrote on Twitter, adding that to ask questions to politicians in a democracy is our fundamental right.
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“This government needs to stop pretending to be the Indian Army. Politicians who say they cannot be questioned are dangerous,” the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister further said.
Earlier, Sam Pitroda's comment questioning the death toll in the IAF strike at Balakot had drawn sharp reaction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accused the opposition Congress of insulting the armed forces.
Pitroda had said that the international news outlets had an alternative view of the impact of the air strike and that the people of India deserved to know the facts of the operation.
Responding to this, Modi said: “The most trusted adviser and guide of the Congress president has kick-started the Pakistan National Day celebrations on behalf of the Congress, ironically by demeaning India’s armed forces.”
