'We want our PM to come forward and say that Trump is saying rubbish,' says John Brittas in Rajya Sabha
Narendra Modi
in the Rajya Sabha for not speaking about US President
Donald Trump
's claims on the Pahalgam
terror attack
.
Brittas said the
Pulwama attack
was one of the biggest security failures in independent India and said "New Bharat" seems to be celebrating past failures.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Brittas said, "This so-called 'New Bharat' is turning into a celebration of past failures, be it the Parliament attack, Uri, Pulwama, or Pahalgam. Pulwama, in fact, remains one of the biggest security failures in independent India's history."
Brittas said the Prime Minister spoke for over an hour in Parliament but did not mention Trump. He urged the PM to clearly say that "Donald Trump is saying rubbish" and condemn the statement.
"I listened carefully to Prime Minister Modi's 1-hour-42-minute-long reply in Parliament yesterday. Not once did he mention Donald Trump. Why is he afraid to speak? "...We want our PM to come forward and say that Donald Trump is saying rubbish, and we condemn it.
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And we will support you (Government)," he added.
Speaking earlier in the Upper House today, Union Minister JP Nadda accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of "inaction" over repeated terror strikes during its tenure.
Nadda said that despite repeated terror attacks from Pakistan, the Congress government continued with confidence-building measures. "While they kept firing bullets at us, we went ahead to offer them biryani," the minister said in Rajya Sabha during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor.
"...We need to understand the limits of their (then Congress govt) appeasement that after 2008 Jaipur bomb blasts by Indian Mujahideen, India and Pakistan agreed on a specific confidence-building measures...Woh hume goliyoon se bhunte rahe aur hum unko birykhilane chale...They gave permission for a triple-entry permit to cross LoC..."
Nadda said no strong steps were taken after major attacks like the 2005 Delhi blasts, the 2006 Varanasi and Mumbai train bombings. He added that despite these incidents, trade and tourism with Pakistan continued.
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