Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reignited controversy on Monday by questioning External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over Operation Sindoor, demanding clarity on whether India suffered any aircraft losses due to prior intelligence leaks. “EAM Jaishankar’s silence isn’t just telling — it’s damning,” Gandhi posted on X. “How many Indian aircraft did we lose because Pakistan knew? This wasn’t a lapse. It was a crime. And the nation deserves the truth.”
BJP lashes back, calls remarks anti-national
The Bharatiya Janata Party responded sharply, with senior leader Amit Malviya accusing Gandhi of echoing Pakistan’s narrative. “Rahul Gandhi’s daftness is not merely incidental—it is sinister. He is speaking the language of Pakistan,” Malviya wrote on X. The statement follows Gandhi’s earlier post from May 17, where he shared a video clip of Jaishankar, claiming the government had “warned” Pakistan before launching the operation.
MEA issues clarification on timeline
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a formal rebuttal, calling Gandhi’s allegations a “misrepresentation of facts.” The MEA clarified that Jaishankar’s remarks referred to warnings issued “in the early phase after Operation Sindoor’s commencement,” not before it began. “This is being falsely represented as before the commencement. This utter misrepresentation of facts is being called out,” the statement read.
Op Sindoor timeline and fallout
Operation Sindoor, carried out on May 7, targeted terror infrastructure inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. While the operation has been hailed by the government as a strong counter-terror response, opposition leaders continue to raise questions around strategy, transparency, and communication.
