EAM's silence on planes India 'lost' damning: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi Monday launched a fresh attack on EAM S Jaishankar, saying his silence on number of aircraft India "lost" after Pakistan was "informed" about the military action under 'Operation Sindoor' is "damning".

The Congress neta made the fresh remarks even though the MEA had Saturday refuted his charge that Jaishankar had "informed" Pakistan about targeting of terror infrastructure as part of the operation.

"EAM Jaishankar's silence isn't just telling - it's damning. So, I'll ask again: How many Indian aircraft did we lose because Pakistan knew? This wasn't a lapse. It was a crime. And, the nation deserves the truth," Rahul said on X.


At presser, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said, "If we have forewarned Pakistan, then most of the terrorists must have escaped. Why did we allow that? The PM and the minister must open their mouths and come out clean," he said.

Rahul also reposted on X his Saturday post that has an undated clip of Jaishankar and the Congress neta saying, "Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GoI did it." "Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result," he had asked.

In a statement, MEA had said the minister had "stated that we had warned Pakistan at the start, which is clearly the early phase after 'Operation Sindoor's' commencement". "This is being falsely represented as being before the commencement. This utter misrepresentation of facts is being called out," it had said.


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