Congress accuses BJP of politicizing Op Sindoor

Accusing the BJP of trying to extract benefit from Operation Sindoor by carrying out “Tiranga rallies”, the Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said his party was preparing a set of questions, especially those related to a “sudden ceasefire at the behest of a third country”, for the Centre to answer.

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He also demanded a central package for the rehabilitation of border residents affected by Pakistani shelling, martyr status for those killed during the latest conflict as well as the Pahalgam attack victims, and construction of underground bunkers to cover the vulnerable population based on the recent trend of cross-border shelling.

"Our leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have time and again said we should not politicise this (Operation Sindoor) and have to be with the nation and support all actions of the central government in the interest of the nation. Therefore, we did not raise any questions about it," Karra told reporters.

However, the Congress is compiling a set of questions related to the latest military standoff as the country's people want to know certain things, including about the "abrupt ceasefire announced by a third country", he said.