Zohran Mamdani's lavish Uganda wedding sparks outrage
The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched an attack on the Congress party ahead of the 'Operation Sindoor' debate in Parliament. The controversy began after Congress MP and former Home Minister, D. Shridham Ram, questioned the origin of the Pahalgam attackers in an interview, asking for proof that they came from Pakistan. In response, BJP's Amit Malviya accused the Congress of giving a "clean shit to Pakistan." The BJP contends that the Congress party's stance is similar to that of Pakistan's defenders. This political firestorm is set to intensify with the upcoming discussions on 'Operation Sindhu' scheduled in the Lok Sabha today and the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, where the BJP is expected to press the Congress party on the issue.
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