Cong lacked will to act against Pak: Nadda in Rajya Sabha
After consistent attacks from the Opposition on the political leadership during Operation Sindoor, Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Wednesday alleged that the previous Congress-led governments lacked the political will to act against Pakistan despite a spate of terror attacks during 2004-2014.
Nadda said while the armed forces deserved applause, political leadership was crucial as it commanded the armed forces.
Speaking in the Upper House during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Nadda said those questioning the government on its response after Pahalgam must introspect on what they did after terror attacks when they were in government. He said that no action was taken after the Delhi, Varanasi, Mumbai blasts, showing the insensitivity of the then government.
Comparing the responses of the two sets of governments, the Congress-led regime between 2004-14 and the BJP-led governments between 2014-25 to terror attacks orchestrated by Pakistan during the two periods, the BJP leader said the army was the same but there was no political will.
Asserting that the government condemned the Pahalgam terror attack “in one voice", Nadda said, “The Home Minister of our sensitive government was in Kashmir at 5 pm on the day of the attack while the Prime Minister cut short his Saudi Arabia visit".
He accused the Congress government of continuing trade, tourism and talks with Pakistan continued despite the terrorist attacks, Nadda said. “You kept appeasing and never pressured Pakistan despite terrorism.”
Moreover, India and Pakistan agreed on Kashmir-specific confidence-building measures, Nadda said, asserting that “We kept engaging in confidence-building measures, while they kept shooting at us, we kept serving them Biryani".
He also refuted allegations that Modi had gone to Bihar for electioneering days after the Pahalgam attack, saying the PM had gone to attend Panchayati Raj Day, and he went to celebrate the day with the elected members of panchayats.
Attacking the previous Congress-led government, Nadda said it linked the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to RSS and went after “Hindutva terrorism". “Other than Kashmir, terror attacks across the country have stopped. Except J&K, no incident of terrorism has taken place from 2014 to 2025 till date," said Nadda.
He informed that civilian deaths in terror attacks between 2004-14 stood at 1,770 whereas between 2014-25 were 357, a 70% reduction. The deaths of security forces personnel during 2004-14 stood at 1,060 as against 542 between 2014-25, a 49% reduction. Meanwhile, the deaths of terrorists increased by 123%.
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