Thackeray alleges warnings prior to the Pulwama attack were ignored

Linking Pathankot and Pulwama terror attacks to elections MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said another Pulwama like strike could occur in near future in a bid to win polls He also slammed as insult to jawans Prime Minister Narendra Modis statement that presence of Rafale jets could have added to more firepower to the February 26 raids by Air Force on a terrorist camp in Pakistans BalakotThackeray was addressing party workers on the 13th Foundation Day of the MNS In the February 14 Pulwama attack the worst in the Valley so far 40 troopers of the CRPF were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosivesladen vehicle into a bus in the paramilitary forces convoy Thackeray also alleged that the warnings issued by intelligence agencies prior to the Pulwama attack were ignored40 jawans were martyred in the Pulwama attack Should we still not ask questions In December National Security Advisor NSA Ajit Doval had met his Pakistani counterpart in Bangkok Who will tell us what transpired at the meeting he questionned Taking a dig at the BJP president Amit Shahs statement on the number of casualties in the Balakot strike the MNS chief said whether Shah was one of the the copilots who participated in the air strike Intelligence agencies had sounded off warnings before Pulwama however they were ignored Is the NSA not responsible if jawans were killed despite prior intelligence he askedThackeray claimed the Indian Air Force missed targets it had intended to hit in Balakot because of wrong information provided to them by the Modi government If the Prime Minister himself says that results would have been better had the country have Rafale jets it was an insult to our jawans he said Disputing that terrorists were killed in the air raids Thackeray said had that been the case Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman would not have been allowed to return home from captivity by PakistanThere is a limit to speaking lies Lies are being spoken to win elections In a bid to win upcoming elections there will be another Pulwama like attack within the next 12 months he said Referring to the 2017 standoff between India and China over Doklam Thackeray said Modi government had urged citizens to stay away from Chinese products however it has failed to answer where did the material used in the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat came fromIs the real enemy inside or outside the country he asked Seeking to link 2015 Pathankot terror attack with elections Thackeray said PM Modi had met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on December 25 2015 and gave him a cake on his birthday In the next seven days the Pathankot terror attack took place At that time assembly elections were due in four states in the next three months he saidMeanwhile Thackeray who is battling for political survival in Maharashtra clarified that no talks underway with any political party for upcoming elections The MNS has been keen to join the CongressNCP alliance for polls Thackeray had even met senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar to facilitate the MNS entry into the alliance However the Congress is stridently opposed to take chauvinist MNS along in the polls I am not a Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh chief Prakash Ambedkar or a AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to hold discussions on 23 seats I will soon announce if we will be fighting the Lok Sabha elections he saidCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever