Congress questions Govt over halt of Operation Sindoor after IAF chief’s revelations

Soon after IAF chief AP Singh disclosed for the first time the combat losses India inflicted on Pakistan during the May hostilities, the Congress asked why the Government took a call to halt Operation Sindoor in the midst of such military advantage. Taking to X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “In view of the new revelations made by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh today, it becomes all the more shocking why the PM suddenly stopped Operation Sindoor on the evening of May 10.”

Ramesh asked where the pressure on the PM came from and why he capitulated so soon. The Congress has been insisting that the PM come clean on repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that he mediated to strike a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The PM, while addressing the Parliament during a 16-hour debate on Operation Sindoor last week, had denied any foreign hand in the pause on May hostilities between India and Pakistan and had stated that the decision to halt fire was taken bilaterally after Pakistan pleaded with India to stop hostilities following the massive May 10 offensive against Pakistan by the Indian Armed Forces.