PM Modi accuses Congress of echoing Pakistan amid ‘Operation Sindoor’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) during a public meeting ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, in Hojai, Assam. PIC/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said while his government carried out ‘Operation Sindoor' on terror camps in Pakistan, the Congress continued to "sing to the tune of" the neighbouring country.

Addressing an election rally in Assam's Barpeta district, he also accused the opposition party of taking a myopic view on development, while asserting that the BJP focuses on long-term growth.

"The party always took short-term measures so that they could indulge in corruption. But the BJP looks far ahead while taking decisions for all-around development of all sections of society," Modi said. Modi alleged that during the 2016 surgical strikes or the 2025 ‘Operation Sindoor', the Congress has always sung to Pakistan's tune, giving importance to their agenda.

"This Pakistan connection always weighs heavily on the country [hamesha desh par bhari parta hain], and we can never allow that," he said. Modi also accused the grand old party of neglecting the Army by refusing to implement the ‘One Rank, One Pension' for the veterans for decades.

But the BJP government ensured that justice was done to those who protect the nation by giving them this benefit, he said.

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