In a shocking statement the Congress Overseas Chief Sam Pitroda on Friday questioned the death toll in the Balakot airstrikes conducted by the Indian Air Force in response to the Pulwama terror attack and added that it was wrong to attack Pakistan.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Pitroda said, “Don’t know much about attacks. It happens all the time. Attack happened in Mumbai also, we could have then reacted and just sent our planes but that is not right approach. According to me that’s not how you deal with world. Eight people (referring to the 26/11 terrorists) come and do something, you don’t jump on entire nation (Pakistan). Naive to assume that just because some people came here and attacked, every citizen of that nation is to be blamed. I don’t believe in that way.”
Sam Pitroda,Indian Overseas Congress Chief: Eight people(26/11 terrorists) come and do something, you don’t jump on entire nation(Pakistan).Naive to assume that just because some people came here&attacked,every citizen of that nation is to be blamed. I don’t believe in that way. https://t.co/OZTE0san20
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2019
Sam Pitroda,Indian Overseas Congress Chief on #airstrike: If you say 300 people were killed,we all need to know that ,all Indians need to know that. Then comes the global media which says nobody was killed,I look bad as an Indian citizen. https://t.co/TVUrwR5Q0a
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2019
Soon after Sam Pitroda’s comments hit to news, Prime Minister himself attacked Rahul Gandhi’s close aide. Modi completely failed to answer any questions raised on Balakot, but instead took refuge behind the armed forces.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1108964730729689088
Opposition insults our forces time and again.
I appeal to my fellow Indians- question Opposition leaders on their statements.
Tell them- 130 crore Indians will not forgive or forget the Opposition for their antics.
India stands firmly with our forces. #JantaMaafNahiKaregi https://t.co/rwpFKMMeHY
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 22, 2019
(The Pigeon Express Opinion – Agree it’s not right to blame entire Pakistan for the terror attacks in India and its okay to question the government on Balakot casualty, however, there is no wrong in conducting anti-terror operations in Pakistan? If Pakistan is not doing enough, we should do it, because “prevention is better than cure.”)