The Congress on Wednesday announced that the party will organise Jai Hind meetings across the country from May 24 to 31, to salute the valour of the Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor.
Addressing a press conference here, Congress leaders Col Rohit Chaudhry along with Wing Commander Anuma Acharya (Retd) asked the government to tell the people of the country as to how the Pahalgam terror attack happened and how India launched Operation Sindoor.
Giving information about the Jai Hind meeting, Col Rohit said, “In the first phase, 16 cities have been selected where ‘Jai Hind’ meetings will be held. In these meetings, we will salute the bravery of our soldiers”.
“The country has been going through a very difficult phase for almost a month. From April 22 itself, the Congress party has given full support to the government and we have told the government that we will stand firmly with you in every strong action taken against Pakistan,” he said.
He emphasised that the grand old party fully supported Operation Sindoor launched by the government.
He praised the armed forces for destroying several terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Raising question on the announcement of ceasefire, the Army veteran said, “We were winning, our army was foiling Pakistan’s drones, missiles and all other types of attacks…It was the fourth day of the battle, but suddenly in the evening a ceasefire was announced”.
Alleging that the ceasefire was announced from American soil, which was a matter of shame for all, Col Rohit said, “The country was united in this entire situation, but the government imposed a ceasefire on us”.
He said, “In my career, I have never seen terrorists kill people one by one, find a safe route to escape and then escape”.
He alleged that it was “a huge failure of security, a failure of the Home Ministry”.
Moreover, Anuma Acharya slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling a meeting of NDA Chief Ministers on May 25.
“Regarding PM Modi’s meeting with NDA Chief Ministers on 25th, we want to ask what crimes did the Opposition Chief Ministers commit, why were they not called in this meeting? Our demand is that all the Chief Ministers of the country should be included in this meeting,” she said.
She also questioned the absence of the Prime Minister in both the All-party meeting. UNI RBE SSP
