NEW DELHI – Indian Congress on Monday hit out at Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar by calling him a “national embarrassment” and claimed the former Goa Chief Minister “doesn’t deserve to be the Defence Minister” after his false claims of surgical strikes.
According to Indian media, Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the so-called surgical strikes were given hype only for political gains.
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On September 29, India claimed to have conducted surgical strikes in Azad Kashmir, saying that several terrorists were killed in the military action conducted inside Pakistani territory.
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The claims were not only rebuffed by Pakistan and the international media, but they also prompted demands from some Indian political leaders for New Delhi to substantiate it with evidence.