With the Congress scaling up the offensive against the Narendra Modi government over the Pathankot terror attack and demanding that responsibility should be fixed for the “grave security lapse”, the r
With the Congress scaling up the offensive against the Narendra Modi government over the Pathankot terror attack and demanding that responsibility should be fixed for the “grave security lapse”, the ruling BJP on Wednesday claimed the security operation at the air base was “most successful”. The BJP also drew a parallel with the Mumbai attack in which terrorists killed over 164 people despite “intelligence inputs” about its likelihood.
Hitting back at the Opposition party, the BJP said Mr Modi “conveyed the nation’s anger” to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif when the latter called him up following the attack and reminded it that there was no such response from Pakistan after the Mumbai attack.
“Modi has sought time-bound and serious action from Pakistan. Sharif assured him cooperation. There was no response from Pakistan following 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. The operation in Pathankot was a most successful exercise against a fidayeen strike... the Congress has made a reference to the Mumbai attack. So many people were killed then despite intelligence inputs being received about the terror strike. It has no moral right to question the government. Its charges only show its mental bankruptcy,” BJP secretary Shrikant Sharma said.
