NEW DELHI: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday locked horns with a number of MPs in Lok Sabha over the id of the Pahalgam terror assault victims, countering repeated interruptions throughout day two of the dialogue on the April 22 assault.Throughout her speech, the Wayanad MP mentioned she would learn out the names of the 25 victims of the assault. Nevertheless, as she started studying them aloud, she was repeatedly interrupted by MPs shouting “Hindu”.She countered every interjection with the phrase “Bhartiya”.“I wish to read out the names of those 25 Indians in this House, so that every member sitting here realises that they too were human beings like us, not mere pawns in some political game. They too were sons of this nation. They too are martyrs of this country. We all have a responsibility towards their families; they have the right to know the truth,” she mentioned.Priyanka additionally criticised the federal government’s response to the Pahalgam assault. “Most of the people who are sitting in this House today have a security cover. But on that day in Pahalgam, 26 people were killed in front of their families. All those people present in Baisaran Valley had no security. No matter how many operations you conduct, you cannot hide behind the truth.”Attacking the Union residence minister, she mentioned, “The home minister stated that Pakistan had no choice but to seek refuge. The question is—why did you grant them refuge? Terrorists come to our country, kill people, and you are providing them shelter. Why have you not addressed this in any of your speeches?”She went on to accuse the federal government of utilizing diversionary techniques: “As soon as the issue of refuge was raised, the Home Minister delved into history—from Nehru ji, Indira ji, to even my mother’s tears. But he did not answer the question of why there was a ceasefire, why the war was halted.”Gandhi additionally focused the federal government for its lack of accountability: “This government always tries to escape questions. They have no sense of responsibility towards the citizens of the nation. The truth is that they have no place for the public in their heart. For them, everything is politics, publicity…”The Congress chief’s remarks got here amid a heated debate the place Samajwadi Celebration chief Akhilesh Yadav additionally criticised the federal government for allegedly stepping again after Operation Sindoor and questioned why US President Donald Trump introduced the ceasefire, not the Indian authorities.The controversy surrounding Operation Sindoor has drawn sturdy reactions from the Opposition, demanding readability from the Centre on the explanations for halting navy operations after the Pahalgam assault, which killed 26.
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