Maya hits out at Parrikar over surgical strikes

Tribune News Service

Lucknow, October 18

BSP chief Mayawati today described Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar crediting the RSS teachings for the ‘surgical strikes’ as an insult to the Army.

“The armymen had risked their lives to make a precise strike inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir terrorist camps causing heavy casualties while the Defence Minister gave the entire credit to the teachings of the RSS. This is not just wrong but an insult to the Army,” Mayawati said.

She said first the credit for the attack was given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of the Army and not going a step further, it is being attributed to the teachings of the RSS.

“The RSS is not an organisation acceptable to all as its agenda is to promote hatred and divisive forces. Calling itself a cultural organisation, it has always worked for a political agenda and now has many representatives in the BJP and its government,” she said.