In a post on X, Gandhi questioned External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the government of India had informed Pakistan of the action and asked how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost as a result. “Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that the GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?” wrote Gandhi.He also shared an undated video of Jaishankar saying India had informed Pakistan of the action against terror infrastructure on its soil.Rebutting Gandhi’s claim, the External Affairs Ministry had stated, “The EAM had stated that we had warned Pakistan at the start, which is the early phase after Op Sindoor’s commencement.This is being falsely represented as being before the commencement. This utter misrepresentation of facts is being called out”, said the statement.At a press conference in the capital on Monday, Congress leader Pawan Khera demanded answers from the Prime Minister and EAM on the issue“ We also need to know if the forewarning helped Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to run away before the attack,” said Khera.In a post on X, Congress MP Manickam Tagore said that in any parliamentary democracy, ministers are duty-bound to respond when the Opposition raises matters of national security. “Yet, the EAM has remained silent. This silence raises grave questions,” he said. “Why was Pakistan informed in advance? Who authorised this breach of operational secrecy? What consequences did our armed forces face because of it?
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