In the midst of the ongoing controversy surrounding Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s questioning of the authenticity of the ‘2019 Surgical Strike,’ Congress leader Rashid Alvi came out in support of his party colleague and asked the Centre to release the surgical strike video that it claimed to have.
“Government says it has a video (of a surgical strike) so what is wrong with Digvijaya Singh asking the government to show it? We’re not asking for proof (of strike) but the government should show the video it claims it has,” said Rashid Alvi while speaking to ANI. Alvi’s reaction comes days after Digvijaya Singh’s remark on the surgical strike.
Digvijaya Singh had said the government talks of surgical strikes. “They (government) claim to have killed so many people but no proof is given,” Singh had said.
The country has faith in the security forces, but not in the BJP administration, according to Congress politician Rashid Alvi. “We have faith in our security forces but can’t trust the BJP government,” he continued.
Rashid Alvi also questioned several ministers’ remarks on the surgical strike.
In the midst of the ongoing controversy surrounding Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s questioning of the authenticity of the ‘2019 Surgical Strike,’ Congress leader Rashid Alvi came out in support of his party colleague and asked the Centre to release the surgical strike video that it claimed to have.
The country has faith in the security forces, but not in the BJP administration, according to Congress politician Rashid Alvi. “We have faith in our security forces but can’t trust the BJP government,” he added.
Rashid Alvi also questioned several ministers’ remarks on the surgical strike.
“Sushma Swaraj, who was a minister in the government, had said that the air strike was done at a place where there was no possibility of anyone getting killed. Amit Shah claims that more than 300 terrorists were killed in the air strike. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claims that more than 400 terrorists were killed in the air strike,” Alvi pointed out.
Citing the above assertions, Congress leader Alvi stated that it varies and that if the government claims to have video evidence, it should present it.
“These contradictory statements raise questions as to what exactly happened in the surgical air strike. That’s why the government if it claims that it has the video evidence of the air strike should make it public,” Rashid Alvi demanded.
Congress leader Alvi also demanded an apology from the Centre if video evidence was not available.
“If they do not have any video evidence to prove its claims, then the government should apologise,” he continued. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi strongly condemned Digvijaya Singh’s statements on surgical strikes, calling them “ridiculous thing” and expressing his disagreement with the views.
“I do not agree with what Digvijaya Singh said.
We have full trust in our Army. If Army takes action, there is no need for proof. I disagree with his (Digvijay)’s statement and Congress’ official position is also that this is his opinion,” Rahul Gandhi said.
