NEW DELHI: Questioning the federal government's Pakistan policy, Congress on Tuesday accused it of failing to protect army installations from cross-border terror moves and questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to be silent even after five soldiers have been killed in Sunday's Pulwama assault.
Raising the problem, Congress chief Jyotiraditya Scindia also slammed the federal government over national security adviser Ajit Doval's assembly his Pakistani counterpart in Bangkok final week, however Pakistani government ill-treating the family of Indian loss of life row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in Islamabad.
"What is the government's Pakistan policy? The NSA met the Pakistani NSA in Bangkok after the family of Kulbhushan Jadhav was ill treated by Pakistan. On the other hand, cross- border attacks are going on," Scindia stated right through the Zero Hour.
A Pakistani national security department legit used to be quoted by way of Dawn newspaper as pronouncing that a assembly between Pakistan NSA (Retd) Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India's Ajit Doval took place on December 27 in Thailand.
On the Pulwama assault, Scindia accused the federal government of failing to position in place safety features to protect sensitive defence installations although there were equivalent terror moves on army bases in the recent previous together with in Uri, Udhampur and Pathankot.
"When people were celebrating (the new year), Pakistan- sponsored terrorist attacked a CRPF camp in Pulwama. Five soldiers laid down their lives. The soldiers are sacrificing their lives protecting the country but the government does not look serious in protecting them," Scindia stated.
He also questioned why the Prime Minister used to be keeping up "total silence" over it.
"There have been a series of terror attacks on our military installations in the last couple of year. A committee by Lt Gen (retd) Philip Campose had suggested measures to strengthen security at defence installations. But the government is in deep slumber," stated Scindia.
In a pre-dawn strike, five CRPF males have been killed and 3 others injured when heavily-armed terrorists stormed the camp of the paramilitary pressure at Lethpora in Pulwama district on December 31. The assault used to be claimed by way of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Scindia also attacked BJP MP Nepal Singh for his reported comments that military jawans must expect loss of life because of the occupation they are in.
Singh, who represents Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, had reportedly stated "these things happen" replying to a question about deaths of security body of workers in the assault.
Rebutting Scindia's fees, parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar accused the Congress of trying to play politics over a sensitive factor.
"We had carried out the surgical strikes. We killed around 200 terrorists in the last three years. The Congress should not play politics over a sensitive issue," Kumar stated.
Scindia also requested why the federal government failed to prevent the assault when there used to be intelligence enter about it.
Making a remark, minister of state for home hansraj Ahir stated the entire country is mourning the loss of life of 5 CRPF body of workers and the federal government used to be taking critical steps to prevent such assaults.
Raising the problem, Congress chief Jyotiraditya Scindia also slammed the federal government over national security adviser Ajit Doval's assembly his Pakistani counterpart in Bangkok final week, however Pakistani government ill-treating the family of Indian loss of life row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in Islamabad.
"What is the government's Pakistan policy? The NSA met the Pakistani NSA in Bangkok after the family of Kulbhushan Jadhav was ill treated by Pakistan. On the other hand, cross- border attacks are going on," Scindia stated right through the Zero Hour.
A Pakistani national security department legit used to be quoted by way of Dawn newspaper as pronouncing that a assembly between Pakistan NSA (Retd) Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India's Ajit Doval took place on December 27 in Thailand.
On the Pulwama assault, Scindia accused the federal government of failing to position in place safety features to protect sensitive defence installations although there were equivalent terror moves on army bases in the recent previous together with in Uri, Udhampur and Pathankot.
"When people were celebrating (the new year), Pakistan- sponsored terrorist attacked a CRPF camp in Pulwama. Five soldiers laid down their lives. The soldiers are sacrificing their lives protecting the country but the government does not look serious in protecting them," Scindia stated.
He also questioned why the Prime Minister used to be keeping up "total silence" over it.
"There have been a series of terror attacks on our military installations in the last couple of year. A committee by Lt Gen (retd) Philip Campose had suggested measures to strengthen security at defence installations. But the government is in deep slumber," stated Scindia.
In a pre-dawn strike, five CRPF males have been killed and 3 others injured when heavily-armed terrorists stormed the camp of the paramilitary pressure at Lethpora in Pulwama district on December 31. The assault used to be claimed by way of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Scindia also attacked BJP MP Nepal Singh for his reported comments that military jawans must expect loss of life because of the occupation they are in.
Singh, who represents Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, had reportedly stated "these things happen" replying to a question about deaths of security body of workers in the assault.
Rebutting Scindia's fees, parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar accused the Congress of trying to play politics over a sensitive factor.
"We had carried out the surgical strikes. We killed around 200 terrorists in the last three years. The Congress should not play politics over a sensitive issue," Kumar stated.
Scindia also requested why the federal government failed to prevent the assault when there used to be intelligence enter about it.
Making a remark, minister of state for home hansraj Ahir stated the entire country is mourning the loss of life of 5 CRPF body of workers and the federal government used to be taking critical steps to prevent such assaults.
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