Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Opposition, saying the Congress and its allies failed to support the Indian Army during Operation Sindoor even as the whole world stood behind India.
"India got support from the entire world, but it is unfortunate that the Congress did not support the valour of our soldiers. Congress leaders targeted me for political gains but their frivolous statements ended up discouraging our brave soldiers," PM Modi said.
Modi was speaking in response to the two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. He slammed the Congress for asking why the Centre has not taken Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) back yet, adding that they should first clarify why the party let go the region in the first place.
“India is still suffering the pain of mistakes committed by previous Congress governments, starting from Jawaharlal Nehru,” the PM said, adding that the previous governments headed by Congress should have taken PoK back when India had custody of Pakistani soldiers.
Modi's comments were in response to Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi's remarks after he asked why the Centre stopped short of reclaiming PoK during Operation Sindoor.
He claimed that Congress is remote-controlled by Pakistan, while the party's young leaders are call Operation Sindoor a 'tamasha'. Modi said the Congress is desperate as it even questioned the timing of Operation Mahadev on Monday. The operation saw Indian Army neutralising the three terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack that claimed lives of 26 innocent civilians.
The Prime Minister alleged that Nehru made a “big blunder” with the Indus Waters Treaty while successive governments failed to correct his mistakes. “But we made it clear that blood and water cannot flow together," Modi said.
Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also targeted Nehru, saying Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was his legacy. He recalled that Indian armed forces were at a decisive stage in 1948, when it clashed with Pakistan in Kashmir.
"Sardar Patel kept saying no, but Nehru announced a unilateral ceasefire. If Pakistan-occupied Kashmir exists today, it is due to this unilateral ceasefire announced by Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru is responsible for this," he said.
Shah said all roots of terrorism lead back to Pakistan and the country itself is the result of the Congress blunder. “Had they not accepted the idea of partition, Pakistan would never have come into existence," the minister added.