Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry admitting to the country’s role in the Pulwama terror ...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry admitting to the country’s role in the Pulwama terror attack had revealed the truth and silenced the Centre’s critics, PTI reported. Chaudhry had backtracked after his comment drew criticism.
“A Pakistani minister has revealed the truth in the Pulwama attack by giving a statement in the National Assembly,” Singh said at an election rally in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district. “Pakistan has accepted that they were behind the Pulwama attack. Until now, they had been saying they were not involved in it.”
Singh added: “Congress leaders had questioned our intent then. But now that a Pakistani minister has given a statement in the National Assembly that Pakistan was involved in the Pulwama attack, they are silent.”
The defence minister said that the Congress and other Opposition parties always raised questions when the Centre worked “with all its strength” to protect the country.
Singh added that the Congress’ only job now was to doubt and raise questions about the Centre’s achievements. “On the issue of the country’s territorial integrity, we should rise above political lines and work together,” he said. Singh claimed that Atal Bihari Vajpayee had praised former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the Parliament when she...
