The Indian opposition mounted a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government during a heated Lok Sabha session, following claims by a Member of Parliament that a Rafale fighter jet was shot down during the May engagement with Pakistan.
Amarinder Singh Raja, a Lok Sabha member, stunned the Lower House by revealing images of the Rafale jet's wreckage, which he claimed had fallen near the Bhisiana Air Force Station in Punjab. He cited the serial number on the aircraft’s tail as evidence, further asserting that an Indian air marshal had confirmed the downing of the French-made jet.
Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Aujla escalated pressure on the Modi-led government, demanding that all 35 Rafale aircraft acquired by India be paraded before the media to verify their operational status.
Opposition slams Operation Mahadev, calls it diversion
Adding fuel to the fire, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav raised serious questions about the so-called "Operation Mahadev", in which Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that three perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack were killed. Yadav questioned the timing of the encounter, saying, “Why did this encounter happen just yesterday? Why was the vehicle carrying RDX in the Pulwama attack never found?”
The MP called the Pahalgam incident the result of intelligence failure. "What action has been taken so far on the serious intelligence failure?" he questioned.
Yadav also questioned the government’s silence on China’s alleged incursion into Indian territory: "How much of our land has China taken? Why has it never been disclosed to the nation?"
He even mocked the ceremonial rituals performed on Rafale jets when they were inducted into the Indian Air Force, asking how many of them had since been damaged.
Priyanka Gandhi criticizes Modi's leadership
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi joined the opposition’s chorus, accusing Modi of avoiding accountability while being eager to claim credit for any positive development.
“Be it Operation Sindoor or an Olympic gold medal -- Modi ji always pats himself on the back. He takes credit, but never responsibility,” she said during her address in the Lok Sabha.
The Indian PM, who was not present in the session, faced criticism for avoiding parliamentary accountability amidst growing questions over national security failures and alleged cover-ups.
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India has reportedly launched a new clandestine military campaign, 'Operation Mahadev', aimed at masking the failure of its earlier plan, Operation Sindoor, by orchestrating a wave of fake encounters involving illegally detained Pakistanis and Kashmiris, security sources revealed.
According to details, the sinister plan allegedly involves declaring prisoners already in Indian custody as cross-border infiltrators or terrorists from Pakistan before executing them in staged operations. The ultimate aim, observers say, is to suppress the freedom movement in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and regain political credibility domestically for the Modi-led BJP government.
ISPR DG raises alarm
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has sounded the alarm over the fresh wave of human rights violations.
In a recent statement, he said: "We have credible reports that hundreds of Pakistani and Kashmiri citizens held in Indian jails are being falsely portrayed as infiltrators and killed in fake encounters. These individuals are already in detention, yet Indian media portrays them as newly captured or neutralized terrorists."
