Congress’s Prithviraj Chavan disobeys on the defeat of Operation Sindoor, BJP demands action on ‘insulting the army’

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has refused to apologize for his remarks regarding India’s defeat on the ‘first day of Operation Sindoor’, saying it is his right under the Constitution to ask questions to the government.

According to news agency ANI, Chavan, while responding to reporters on his remarks, said, “Why would I apologise? The question of that does not arise.”

“The Constitution gives me the right to ask questions,” he said.

The Congress leader refused to answer reporters’ questions about whether he was sorry or whether he felt the comments were an insult to the Indian Army. Without giving further details, he said he would address the media appropriately later.

#Watch Pune On his statement claiming India’s defeat on the first day of Operation Sindoor, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan says, “Why would I apologise? There is no question about it. The Constitution gives me the right to ask questions…” pic.twitter.com/Idnp7nL63M

– ANI (@ANI) 17 December 2025

Addressing journalists at Patrakar Bhawan in Pune on Tuesday, 16 December, Chavan said that India was completely defeated on the first day of Operation Sindoor.

According to news agency ANI, Chavan had said, “On the first day (of Operation Sindoor), we were completely defeated. In the half-hour air encounter on May 7, we were completely defeated, whether people accept it or not… Indian aircraft were shot down. The Air Force was completely grounded and not a single aircraft was shot down.”