New Delhi, May 19 (UNI): The Congress on Monday asked the government why it was not responding to its leader Rahul Gandhi's questions about Operation Sindoor, particularly about US President Donald Trump’s claim that he mediated the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
“Our leader, Rahul Gandhi, has raised some questions regarding the statement made by the External Affairs Minister. This is particularly significant because, over the past week, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed in various countries that he intervened to prevent a war,” Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said during a press briefing here.
He said, “Our soldiers had brought Pakistan to its knees, but suddenly Donald Trump came and ordered a ceasefire. We cannot compromise on Sindoor. Betrayal of the country is not acceptable - no matter who it is and what position it holds - we will ask questions”.
The party continued to corner External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for his :open admission", accusing him of "informing Pakistan at the start of the Operation Sindoor that it was going to strike the terrorist camps there".
"This proves that this sensitive information that was shared with Pakistan helped the dreaded terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar escape ahead of the strikes," Khera alleged.
Earlier, the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi questioned Jaishankar's silence saying, “EAM Jaishankar’s silence isn’t telling-it’s damning”.
“So I’ll ask again: How many Indian aircraft did we lose because Pakistan knew?”, he wrote on ‘X’, adding, “this wasn’t a lapse. It was a crime. And the nation deserves the truth”.
Khera alleged that “this is not diplomacy, but espionage and betrayal” to forewarn Pakistan about the strikes on terror camps.
He sought answers not only from Jaishankar, but also from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Khera alleged that, by "forewarning Pakistan about the strikes, the BJP government protected Masood and helped him escape just as they had escorted him to Kandahar during the hijack of IC 814 flight in the year 1999". UNI RBE SSP