Accusing the government of politicising the Indian Air Force's strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Pakistan's Balakot, the NCP Thursday took a swipe at BJP president Amit Shah, saying he could count the number of terrorists killed in the action as he has special powers of a "nocturnal bird".
The BJP chief had recently claimed that over 250 terrorist had been killed in the air strike.
NCP's general secretary and chief spokesperson DP Tripathi said after the air strike, opposition parties stood firmly behind the government and it was a common understanding that the counter-terrorist operation will not be politicised.
"But unfortunately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government and the BJP leadership started politicising the issue. By doing so, they have insulted and made a mockery of the patriotic commitment of our armed forces," he told reporters in New Delhi.
The prime minister has been levelling baseless allegations against all opposition parties in his rallies across the country and he uses "very foul" and "indecent" language against them, Mr Tripathi alleged.
While Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale have refused to talk about the number of casualties in the air strike, Amit Shah has stated the figure as 250, Mr Tripathi said.
"Perhaps, he is endowed with special powers of one nocturnal bird to see in the dark. The contradictory statements made by the different sections of the central government demonstrate utter confusion...," he said.
The NCP leader claimed that any question regarding the air strike is perceived as "anti-national".
Mr Tripathi said a pertinent question that the government has to answer is about the breach of security by terrorists that led to the Pulwama attack.
On February 14, a suicide bomber from the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, killing at least 40 personnel.
Mr Tripathi also said the government must put pressure on Pakistan to stop and ban all terrorist organisations operating from its soil.
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