Surgical Strikes Talk

After K Chandrashekhar Rao stirred a row by asking for proof from Centre of surgical strike carried out by Army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in September 2019, BJP launched a scathing attack on him saying that he talking like a "traitor".

Talking tough against Pakistan over terrorism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said surgical strike carried out by India five years ago sent a strong message to the world that no one can interfere with its borders.

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay has threatened "surgical strike" on "intruders" in the Old City area of Hyderabad in what is turning out to be a hugely divisive campaign for the city's mayoral elections. "Intruders" was a reference to illegal Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Rohingyas who allegedly live in the city.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of issues including unemployment and farm distress

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday mocked the Narendra Modi government for "boasting" about a surgical strike across the Line of Control, saying even Pakistan doesn't talk about its own actions.

Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Friday took a jibe at the Congress party and its president Rahul Gandhi for talking of a "surgical strike" on poverty. The Union Minister said that he has been listening to this from the Gandhi family since he (Goyal) was seven years old.

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of "politicising" actions of defence forces, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday claimed 15 surgical strikes took place during the Congress rule, but the then government never talked about it.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said apart from the surgical strike after the Uri terror attack and the air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot after Pulwama, there was a "third strike" but stopped short of giving details.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with news agency ANI talked about a host of issues including demonetisation, the surgical strikes in 2016, the upcoming general elections, the Ram temple and former RBI chief Urijit Patel's resignation. He said the general elections next year will be a fight between the people and the Mahagathbandhan

As our government demands we celebrate "Surgical Strikes Day", we should instead reflect. And feel disturbed - because not for decades has a government so blatantly politicised Indian defence and India's military. The Bharatiya Janata Party has shown that it is willing to compromise on India's security just to try to win a few elections.

Amid the raucous call for retaliation for the murder and mutilation of two Indian soldiers at the Line of Control, Army chief General Bipin Rawat today provided a cryptic response.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a speech in parliament today to counter the opposition's concerted attack on his abrupt ban of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes. Reserving his strongest barbs for the Congress, the PM said that his government is committed to cleansing the country of corruption, which requires reversing the actions of the Congress. "Ear...

India today said that peace talks with Pakistan can't take place in the "shadow of violence and under the spray of bullets" and that surgical strikes across the Line of Control were meant to deliver the message that terrorism will not be accepted as the "new normal".

At BJP's second 'parivartan rally' in Bundelkhand in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, Home Minister Rajnath Singh took the stage to speak yet again on army's surgical strikes and to accuse the Congress of politicizing the issue of One Rank One Pension or OROP.

Referring to the Army's surgical strikes against terror launch pads or staging areas in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, PM Modi today said that a similar strategy in fight against black money could bring in more than the 1 lakh crore unearthed by the government.

After K Chandrashekhar Rao stirred a row by asking for proof from Centre of surgical strike carried out by Army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in September 2019, BJP launched a scathing attack on him saying that he talking like a "traitor".

Talking tough against Pakistan over terrorism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said surgical strike carried out by India five years ago sent a strong message to the world that no one can interfere with its borders.

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay has threatened "surgical strike" on "intruders" in the Old City area of Hyderabad in what is turning out to be a hugely divisive campaign for the city's mayoral elections. "Intruders" was a reference to illegal Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Rohingyas who allegedly live in the city.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of issues including unemployment and farm distress

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday mocked the Narendra Modi government for "boasting" about a surgical strike across the Line of Control, saying even Pakistan doesn't talk about its own actions.

Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Friday took a jibe at the Congress party and its president Rahul Gandhi for talking of a "surgical strike" on poverty. The Union Minister said that he has been listening to this from the Gandhi family since he (Goyal) was seven years old.

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of "politicising" actions of defence forces, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday claimed 15 surgical strikes took place during the Congress rule, but the then government never talked about it.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said apart from the surgical strike after the Uri terror attack and the air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot after Pulwama, there was a "third strike" but stopped short of giving details.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with news agency ANI talked about a host of issues including demonetisation, the surgical strikes in 2016, the upcoming general elections, the Ram temple and former RBI chief Urijit Patel's resignation. He said the general elections next year will be a fight between the people and the Mahagathbandhan

As our government demands we celebrate "Surgical Strikes Day", we should instead reflect. And feel disturbed - because not for decades has a government so blatantly politicised Indian defence and India's military. The Bharatiya Janata Party has shown that it is willing to compromise on India's security just to try to win a few elections.

Amid the raucous call for retaliation for the murder and mutilation of two Indian soldiers at the Line of Control, Army chief General Bipin Rawat today provided a cryptic response.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a speech in parliament today to counter the opposition's concerted attack on his abrupt ban of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes. Reserving his strongest barbs for the Congress, the PM said that his government is committed to cleansing the country of corruption, which requires reversing the actions of the Congress. "Ear...

India today said that peace talks with Pakistan can't take place in the "shadow of violence and under the spray of bullets" and that surgical strikes across the Line of Control were meant to deliver the message that terrorism will not be accepted as the "new normal".

At BJP's second 'parivartan rally' in Bundelkhand in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, Home Minister Rajnath Singh took the stage to speak yet again on army's surgical strikes and to accuse the Congress of politicizing the issue of One Rank One Pension or OROP.

Referring to the Army's surgical strikes against terror launch pads or staging areas in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, PM Modi today said that a similar strategy in fight against black money could bring in more than the 1 lakh crore unearthed by the government.