Opposition rallies behind govt, hails armed forces for op
The national response against Pakistan on Wednesday evoked an overwhelming sense of unity across the political divide in the country. Parties leaning left, right, and centre set aside their differences to fully back the armed forces.
Unlike the 2019 post-Pulwama terror attack airstrikes, which were met with suspicion by the broad opposition, Operation Sindoor attracted complete consensus. The Congress, Left Parties, SP, RJD, Aam Aadmi Party, and regional leaders, including DMK’s MK Stalin and NCP SP’s Sharad Pawar, among others, congratulated the armed forces for their decisive response.
Leaders of the Opposition in both Houses, Mallikarjun Kharge (Rajya Sabha) and Rahul Gandhi (Lok Sabha), saluted the forces, as did Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and NCP SP’s Sharad Pawar. Pawar rang up PM Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to hail their leadership and the military action.
Kharge emphasised India’s unwavering national policy against all forms of terrorism emanating from Pakistan and PoK. “We are extremely proud of our Indian armed forces. We applaud their resolute resolve and courage,” he said. Ahead of the all-party meeting on Thursday, Kharge stressed that national unity and solidarity were the need of the hour, affirming the Congress’s full support for the armed forces. In a post on X, Rahul said, “Proud of our Armed Forces. Jai Hind!”
TMC supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee succinctly tweeted, “Jai Hind, Jai India,” while Sharad Pawar praised the military strikes. “Congratulations to all the soldiers who maintained India’s sovereignty,” he wrote on X.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “Valour has won,” while AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal expressed pride in the Army and its soldiers. Significantly, Left parties CPI and CPM also backed the military response. “CPI believes that India had little choice but to respond firmly,” it said. The CPM Polit Bureau described the strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK as “focused”.
