Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Narendra Modi over Army officer's comment on surgical strikes
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Congress party president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 2016 surgical strike issue and said the BJP top leader was using it for 'political capital'.
A former Army commander’s strong comment against the “constant hype” around military operations prompted the sharp attack by the Congress president on Modi.
"Spoken like a true soldier General. India is so proud of you. Mr 36 has absolutely no shame in using our military as a personal asset. He used the surgical strikes for political capital and the Rafale deal to increase Anil Ambani’s real capital by 30,000 Cr," Gandhi tweeted.
Spoken like a true soldier General. India is so proud of you. Mr 36 has absolutely no shame in using our military as a personal asset. He used the surgical strikes for political capital and the Rafale deal to increase Anil Ambani’s real capital by 30,000 Cr. #SurgicalStrike https://t.co/IotXWBsIih
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 8, 2018
Lt General (retired) D S Hooda, who was the Northern Army Commander in September 2016 when Indian troops carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads along the Line of Control in the wake of the Uri attack, on Friday was quoted as saying by The Indian Express that the “overhype” of the strikes did not help and “it is not good” when “military operations get politicised”.
“Did the overhype help? I say, completely no. If you start having political resonance in military operations, it is not good. There was too much political banter, on both sides, and when military operations get politicised, that is not good,” he was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
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