Modi’s party wants to make political gains from claims of ‘surgical strikes’: Congress leader

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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to make political gains through its claims of ‘surgical strikes’ against Pakistan, according to Congress, the main opposition party in India.

Congress leader Gurudas Kamat said PM Narendra Modi and his party, BJP, want to take the entire credit of Indian army’s so-called surgical strikes.

They may hold premature elections in some states while taking advantage of the present situation, he added.

Kamat directed party workers to keep themselves prepared for any situation.

On September 29, India claimed to have conducted surgical strikes in Azad Kashmir, saying that several terrorists were killed in the military action conducted inside Pakistani territory.

The claims were not only rebuffed by Pakistan and the international media, but they also prompted demands from some Indian political leaders for New Delhi to substantiate it with evidence.

The Modi government drew criticism after the Pakistani military took a bus full of local and international journalists to the border area in order to show them the ground facts.