New Delhi: A political slugfest has erupted over a startling allegation that India could have compromised its personal army operation by way of caution Pakistan upfront. The fee, levelled by way of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, has put the highlight at the executive’s dealing with of ‘Operation Sindoor’, a retaliatory strike introduced by way of India in opposition to terror camps in Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault that killed 26 civilians.
However, the Ministry of External Affairs later clarified the minister had mentioned that “we had warned Pakistan at the start, which is clearly the early phase after Op Sindoor’s commencement. This is being falsely represented as being before the commencement”.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) too rapidly issued a explanation, pronouncing the minister’s feedback had been misinterpreted and misquoted.
Gandhi’s accusation is in keeping with remarks made by way of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who can also be observed in a video declaring that India had “sent a message” to Pakistan on the outset of the operation. According to the minister, the federal government advised Pakistan it was once focused on terror infrastructure, now not army belongings, giving Islamabad the “option” to stick out of the battle.
“This was a crime. Who authorised this? How many of our aircraft were lost as a result?” Rahul Gandhi stated in a scathing publish on X (previously Twitter).
Informing Pakistan at the beginning of our assault was once a criminal offense.
EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.
1. Who accepted it?
2. How many airplane did our airforce lose in consequence? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025
Operation Sindoor was once projected as a moderately calibrated strike in opposition to terror hubs in Pakistan’s Punjab province and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. It was once situated as India’s robust reaction to the bloodshed in Pahalgam – an statement of 0 tolerance in opposition to cross-border terrorism.