Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a blistering attack on the government in Lok Sabha, questioning the intelligence failure that led to the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Participating in the Operation Sindoor debate in the lower house, the Wayanad MP urged the government to take responsibility of the attack and explain how the massacre took place.
"Yesterday, the Defence Minister spoke for an hour, during which he spoke about terrorism, protecting the country, and also gave a history lesson. But one thing was left out- How did this attack happen?,” she asked.
Vadra asked if the government was not aware that thousands of tourists go to Baisaran Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. “Why there was no security? Why they were left at God's mercy?,” asked the Congress leader.
She asserted that it was the responsibility of the prime minister, home minister, defence minister and the national security advisor to ensure people’s security.
“Was no govt agency in the know that such a dastardly terror attack is going to happen and a plot is being hatched in Pakistan?,” she further asked.
Leadership is not just about taking credit, Vadra said as she urged the government to take responsibility of the April 22 attack.
"This government always tries to escape the questions...They have no sense of accountability towards the citizens of the nation. The truth is that they have no place for the public in their heart. For them, everything is politics, publicity,” she said.
The Congress MP also launched a broadside at the government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he had brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
“For first time in history of our country, a war is halted and it is not announced by our government or Army but, but the US President,” she said. “This reflects irresponsibility of our prime minister”.
