New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P Chidambaram has raised many questions about the Pahalgam terror attack by the Central Government and later dealing with Operation Sindoor. In an interview with the news outlet The Quint, Chidambaram said that the government has not given enough information and alleged that this important details are not ready to share.“Where are the terrorist attackers? Why have you not caught them, or even identified them? A news item came out about the arrest of some people who gave shelter to the attackers. What happened to them?” He asked, on 22 April, 26 people died in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.Chidambaram also told what he said to lack a clear official information. “We get snatch and bits of information from various officers. Defense Staff (CDS) heads go to Singapore and make a statement that gives you bits of information. The Deputy Army Chief makes a statement in Mumbai. In Indonesia, a junior officer of the Navy makes a statement. But why are the PM or Defense Minister, or External Affairs Minister not making a comprehensive statement? “He said.Asked what he believes that the government is trying to hide, Chidambaram replied, “I think, and it is speculation, I think they are hiding the fact that we have made strategic mistakes (during operation vermilion), and we strategized again … What did CDS do on this?,He also questioned the role of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the investigation. “They are not ready to disclose what the NIA has done for all these weeks. Have they identified the terrorists, where they have come from? We all know, they can be home terrorists. Why do you believe that they came from Pakistan? There is no evidence of this, “he said.Chidambaram further said, “They are also hiding losses. I said in a column that in a war, both sides will be damaged. I understand that India would have suffered losses.His comments come beyond a set debate in Parliament since Monday, where the ruling BJP and the opposition are ready to discuss the initiative attack and Operation Sindoor.Meanwhile, the BJP came back on Chidambaram’s comment and accused of defending Pakistan. BJP leader Amit Malviya said, “Once again, the Congress runs to give a clean chit to Pakistan – this time after the Pahgam terror attack.”He said, “Why is it that every time our army faces Pakistan-respected terrorism, Congress leaders make more sound like the defense lawyers of Islamabad than India’s opposition?”
