New Delhi: A political firestorm erupted on Monday after senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram said there was “no concrete evidence” to prove that the terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam attack had infiltrated from Pakistan. His comments, made during the ongoing debate on Operation Sindoor, were met with sharp backlash from the treasury benches.
Reacting strongly, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, branding it a “traitor organisation” and accusing it of undermining national interest for political gain. “What is the existence of this Congress today? A party that once led the freedom movement is now defending Pakistan-backed terrorists,” Dubey thundered in the Lok Sabha.
Referring to past allegations and international deals, Dubey continued: “Rahul Gandhi went ahead and signed an MoU with the Chinese Communist Party. Their hands are deep in corruption. They were ready to sell the country, but PM Modi stood in the way, and now they can’t tolerate the strength of his leadership.”
Chidambaram, who was speaking on the floor of the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day, questioned the intelligence inputs used to justify Operation Sindoor, India’s cross-border counterstrike launched on May 6-7 in response to the Pahalgam massacre that left 26 civilians dead. “Let us not jump to conclusions unless we have verified evidence. The government’s narrative needs closer scrutiny,” he said.
