‘No Noise, No PR’: Congress Claims 6 Surgical Strikes in UPA Era. BJP Hits Back - ‘Must Stop Lying’

Congress claims six surgical strikes during UPA regime, BJP hits back citing RTI amid Tharoor row

A fierce political clash has erupted after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's recent remarks on India's surgical strikes triggered a wave of reactions across party lines. Tharoor, currently leading a multi-party delegation abroad, stated that India crossed the Line of Control (LoC) for the first time in 2016 to conduct a surgical strike on terrorist infrastructure—a comment that was quickly challenged, including by within his own party. Tharoor’s stat…

‘No noise, no PR’: Congress claims 6 surgical strikes in UPA era. BJP hits back - ‘must stop lying’

The Congres-vs-BJP on social media comes amid tensions between the Congress and its leader Shashi Tharoor over India's surgical strikes before and after the Prime Minister-led Narendra Modi government at the centre.

RTI activist and businessman Praful Sarda has given a new twist to the political debate in the country by making a shocking revelation. An RTI reply received by Sarda from the Ministry of Defense has made it clear that India's first official surgical strike took place on 29th September 2016, and before this no such action was taken by the Indian Army, especially during the UPA government. This RTI has given a severe blow to the long-standing cla…

Surgical Strikes Row: Congress Repeats UPA-Era Claims as BJP Dismisses Them as ‘Lies’

The political battle over surgical strikes reignited on Thursday as the Congress reiterated its claim that six such operations were carried out under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. The statement comes amid controversy sparked by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who recently remarked that India’s first surgical strike occurred in 2016, triggering backlash both within and outside the party. While senior Congress leader Randeep Singh …

Congress claims 6 surgical strikes during UPA rule; BJP calls it ‘lie’

New Delhi: With controversies brewing up over Shashi Tharoor’s recent statements on surgical strikes, The Congress has reiterated its claim that six surgical strikes were carried out when the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was in power. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) quickly debunked it as a “lie”. Notably, Tharoor faced a huge criticism within his party over his comments that India conducted its first surgical strike in 2016 in response to…

Congress Lists 6 UPA-Era Surgical Strikes After Shashi Tharoor’s Comment: BJP Refutes Claim

A fresh political row has erupted after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks on surgical strikes triggered controversy, prompting the Congress to assert that six such military operations were carried out during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, hit back strongly, accusing the Congress of spreading falsehoods over national security. The controversy began after Tharoor, in a recent stateme…