New Delhi, May 14: The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of “politicising” Operation Sindoor and said it would take out rallies across the country to question the Prime Minister’s “silence” on US President Donald Trump’s claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and the “halting” of the operation.
Addressing a joint press conference after a meeting of senior party leaders, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh and the party’s media and publicity department head, Pawan Khera, said the BJP was trying to make the military action a “brand” for itself when the operation belongs to the armed forces and the country.
The Congress announced that in the coming days, ‘Jai Hind’ rallies will be held in various states to demand answers from the government and party leader Rahul Gandhi will address a press conference here on Friday.
The Congress made the assertions after a meeting of senior leaders, including former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, Ramesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Sachin Pilot, among others, at its 24, Akbar Road office here.
Ramesh said a resolution was passed by the party in the meeting.
