PM Modi Cancelled Kashmir Visit After Receiving Intelligence Report, Says Kharge; BJP Denies Claim

BJP says Congress president's criticism of PM Modi over alleged intelligence failure in the Pahalgam terror attack was intended to 'lower the morale of security forces'

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

RANCHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his Kashmir visit after "receiving an intelligence report three days before" the Pahalgam terror attack last month.

Noting that during an all-party meeting, the Centre accepted "intelligence failure" in the Pahalgam carnage, Kharge said the union government should be held accountable for "not reinforcing" security arrangements in Kashmir to protect people, even after such inputs.

Responding to Kharge's allegation, the BJP said the Congress president could not have made a more irresponsible comment at a time of rising tensions with Pakistan.