New Delhi: Former Union Home Minister P. The recent revelations about Chidambaram’s 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks have ignited sharp political reactions in Maharashtra, as the leaders termed “weakness” under international pressure in the previous UPA -led government.
Criticism 26/11 After the Mumbai terror attacks, the process of decision making within the government was pranched. Follows Chidambaram’s recent comments.
During an interview recently, he revealed that he had favored an anti -counter -strike against Pakistan at that time, but instead it was asked to rely on diplomatic channels. Chidambaram revealed how international pressure, especially from the United States, played a major role in shaping India’s restrained response to fatal attacks.
Reacting to disclosure, BJP MLA Ram Kadam said, “The truth always comes out. With increasing age, P. Chidambaram felt that he needs to tell the truth with crime or curiosity. He has told the truth to the nation how useless the Congress government was.
He said, “It is not us that is claiming these things, it is the Congress leadership who has accepted it. Now, what Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have to say about it? They should bow before the nation and apologize,” he said.
Kadam praised the Modi government, which he called the “decisive” approach.
“We kill a terrorist in their homes. On the other hand, there was a Congress government that hid. The Congress should feel ashamed of it,” he said.
Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi also questioned why India still continues to work under American influence.
“Why are we working under American pressure? It happened during the 26/11 attacks and now during the Pahalgam terror attack. The US President does not stop his claims of a ceasefire broker; why are we taking all this? Where is our foreign policy now?” Azmi asked.
“Ram Manohar Lohia used to say that India should maintain such relations with its neighboring countries that no other nation, no one will be able to pressurize India. Even what the US Presidents are doing by putting tariffs on us, stopping our war on terrorism?
In the interview, Chidambaram admitted that the idea of ​​vengeance had actually crossed his mind.
“This has crossed my mind that we should do some vengeance work. I discussed this with the Prime Minister and others.
According to Chidambaram, the decision to exercise restraint was taken under growing international pressure.
He said, “This conclusion had reached amidst the pressure of the world that was landing on Delhi, to tell us not to start the war,” he said.
He remembered that then US State Secretary Kondoleza Rice flew to Delhi to meet him and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged India to avoid any military vengeance.
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