Union Minister Pralhad Joshi slams Chidamabaram's remarks on Tahawwur Rana extradition

After former Union Home Minister P Chidabaram criticised BJP for taking credit of the extradition of Tahawwur Rana Union Minister Prahlad Joshi launched a blistering attack on the him and Congress stating that it was the same Congress where its leader Digvijay Singh gave clean chit to Pakistan on deadly 2611 Mumbai terror attacksTaking a swipe at the Congress Joshi said that the whole nation knows about their approach towards terrorism and such people will take credit for bringing Rana to IndiaQuestioning the Congress the Union Minister stated that if they didnt agree with Singh then why did they keep choosing him as a Rajya Sabha member and allow him to hold key posts in the partyTheir approach towards terrorism Chidambaram has vociferously stated that they had started the process and Tahawwur Ranas extradition is the result of this But Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had said that Pakistan is not involved in the 2611 Mumbai attacks They gave a clean chit to PakistanIf the Congress party does not agree with his opinion why did they bring him to the Rajya Sabha many times He was General Secretary for years It was a clean chit to Pakistan These people are taking credit for the extradition of Tahawwur RanaThe whole nation knows about their approach towards terrorism Joshi told reportersOn Thursday Congress leader P Chidambaram criticised the Modi government for taking credit for the extradition of the 2611 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana saying that it was the result of years of UPAera groundworkIn February 2025 Prime Minister Modi and President Trump stood at a press conference and tried to take credit for what was essentially the result of years of UPAera groundwork By February 17 Indian officials confirmed Ranas role in the 2611 conspiracy dating back to 2005 when he coordinated with LeT and ISI operatives Finally on April 8 2025 US authorities handed Rana over to Indian officials He arrived in New Delhi on April 10 Chidambaram said in a statementChidambaram asserted that the Modi government did not initiate the extradition process rather it merely benefited from the consistent and strategic diplomacy that was begun under the then United Progressive Alliance UPA government 20042014 He was the Union Home minister from 2008 to 2012Meanwhile the United States Department of Justice has termed the extradition of convicted terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana as a critical step toward seeking justice for the victims of the 2611 heinous Mumbai terror attacksRanas extradition is a critical step toward seeking justice for the six Americans and scores of other victims who were killed in the heinous attacks the Department of Justice said in a statement dated April 10 2025Rana 64 a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan was extradited to stand trial in India on 10 criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai the DoJ statement saidHe is charged with numerous offences including conspiracy murder commission of a terrorist act and forgery related to his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks by LaskhareTayyiba LeT a designated terrorist organisationThe National Investigation Agency NIA successfully secured Ranas extradition after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring the key conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem to justice According to the NIA Rana was being held in judicial custody in the US pursuant to proceedings initiated under the IndiaUS Extradition Treaty for his extradition The extradition finally came through after Rana exhausted all legal avenues to stay on the moveRana was brought to India late on April 10 and produced before a special NIA court which sent Rana to 18 days of NIA custodyThis 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 whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params