26/11 attack: Chidambaram says foreign pressure blocked retaliation; BJP hits out

NEW DELHI: BJP connected Tuesday launched a large onslaught connected Congress implicit erstwhile Union curate P Chidambaram’s connection that overseas unit restrained the Manmohan Singh govt from retaliating against Pakistan aft the 26/11 panic onslaught connected Mumbai, saying the state has “paid a dense price” for sins committed by Congress.BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad said Chidambaram’s comments person raised a large question arsenic to “how anemic the govt headed by Singh was”. “P Chidamabram, location curate successful the Manmohan Singh govt, has present admitted that aft the 26/11 attacks, helium favoured retaliatory enactment against Pakistan, but the outer affairs department... did not agree, and Singh remained silent,” helium said, seeking answers from

Sonia Gandhi

and Rahul Gandhi arsenic to what compulsions prevented them from acting connected the location minister’s suggestions.

“It took astir 16–17 years for Chidambaram to admit that they failed to springiness a decisive effect to Pakistan for the 26/11 attacks. Why was this contented kept hidden for truthful long? It took years to get astatine this realisation; it’s shameful. The overseas ministry and different ministries overruled the matter, and Singh conscionable watched arsenic the state suffered.

Hundreds were killed; the attacks were intelligibly linked to Pakistan-based terrorists.”

Contrasting Congress’s effect with the surgical strikes, aerial strikes and Operation Sindoor conducted by India nether PM Modi, Prasad asked, “Who was moving the state then? Where was Sonia Gandhi?”In a TV interview, Chidambaram said India had considered subject retaliation aft the 26/11 attacks but chose not to bash so, seemingly nether unit from different countries. “The full satellite was descending upon Delhi to archer america don’t commencement a war...

For example, Condoleezza Rice, who was past (US) caput of state, flew successful 2 oregon 3 days aft I took implicit to conscionable maine and the PM and to say, delight don't react. I said this is simply a determination which the govt volition take.

”“Without disclosing immoderate authoritative secret, it did transverse my caput that we should bash immoderate enactment of retribution.” helium added. Chidambaram said the PM had discussed this adjacent erstwhile the onslaught was going connected ... and “the decision was mostly influenced by the MEA and IFS (Indian Foreign Service) that the Indian govt should not physically respond to the situation”.BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that alternatively of taking enactment against Pakistan aft 26/11 attack, UPA govt conscionable 7 months aboriginal agreed to code Pakistan’s unsubstantiated accusation astir India stoking occupation successful Balochistan.