Reiterating India's firm stance against terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday (local time) said that the country decided that the Pahalgam terror attack could not go unpunished and launched strikes against terrorist infrastructure under Operation Sindoor.
A political storm has erupted after Congress MP Jairam Ramesh made a controversial remark stating, "our MPs are roaming and terrorists are also roaming," prompting a sharp response from BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla who strongly condemned the statement, calling it "shameful, condemnable, and
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala has said that party MP Shashi Tharoor's recent remarks about surgical strikes, made as leader of all-party delegation, were factually incorrect and that Congress party had only corrected the record by pointing out that the surgical strikes in Pakistan
The Embassy noted in a post on X, "Ambassador H.E. Mr. Vanlalhuma warmly welcomes the all-party Parliamentary Delegation to Colombia, marking the start of a meaningful engagement to convey India's resolute stance against terrorism."
Bhartiya Janta Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused Congress of attacking its own leaders whenever Pakistan is exposed on global platforms, claiming the party treats those who prioritise national interest over political loyalty as persona non grata.
Congress leader Pawan Khera has stirred controversy by sharing an excerpt from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's 2018 book, The Paradoxical Prime Minister, highlighting Tharoor's criticism of the "shameless exploitation" of the 2016 surgical strikes as an election tool by the BJP
Acha during his address to the All-Party Delegation Group 5, led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, noted the steady bilateral relations between both the countries.
Telangana BJP leader N Ramachander Rao objected to Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel's statement calling the Congress party a bigger victim of terrorism. Rao called the former Chhattisgarh CM's statement "foolish".
Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez Acha on Wednesday (local time) condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 26 lives, including one Nepali national.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading multi-party delegation to Panama, on Wednesday (local time) reaffirmed India's firm stance against terrorism and said that the country will not turn the other cheek and will respond to any further attack.