Hitting\u00a0out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi Citing Lt Gen (retd) D S Hooda’s remarks that it would have been better if the 2016 surgical strikes were carried out secretly,<\/p>\n
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over , alleging that the PM used the military action for “political capital”.<\/p>\n
Lt Gen (retd) Hooda, responding to a question during the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh on Friday, had said in hindsight, it would have been better had “we done it (surgical strikes) secretly”.<\/p>\n
Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said: “Spoken like a true soldier General. India is so proud of you. Mr 36 has absolutely no shame in using our military as a personal asset.<\/p>\n
“He used the surgical strikes for political capital and the Rafale deal to increase Anil Ambani\u2019s real capital by 30,000 Cr. #SurgicalStrike (sic).”<\/p>\n
Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala thanked Lt Gen (retd) Hooda for “exposing the petty politicisation by PM Modi”.<\/p>\n
“No one can use the valour & sacrifice of our brave soldiers to score cheap political points Modiji is squarely guilty of compromising National Security & Strategic Interests by unwarranted chest thumping!” he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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