“My mother’s tears were brought up … .My mother shed those tears when her husband (Rajiv Gandhi) was martyred by terrorists. If I am standing in this House and speaking about the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, it is because I know and can feel their pain”: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Launching a blistering attack at the BJP-led NDA government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the leadership is not just about taking credit but also taking responsibility.
US President Donald Trump repeated claims on ceasefire between India and Pakistan reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “irresponsibility”, Priyanka said, also lashing out at Home Minister Amit Shah for accusing her mother Sonia Gandhi of “shedding tears for terrorists killed in the 2008 Batla House encounter.
“My mother’s tears were brought up. I will respond to this. My mother shed those tears when her husband (Rajiv Gandhi) was martyred by terrorists. If I am standing in this House and speaking about the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, it is because I know and can feel their pain,” she said speaking during the debate on Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam terror attack in the Lok Sabha.
Priyanka also reminded PM Modi that leadership is not just about taking credit but responsibility also needs to be taken. “First time in the history of our country, the war was stopped abruptly and the announcement of the decision was made by the US President. This is reflective of the irresponsibility of our PM,” she said,
She also questioned whether it is not the responsibility of the PM, the Home Minister, the Defence Minister, and the National Security Advisor to ensure people’s security. “Did the government not know that thousands of tourists go to Baisaran Valley… Why was there no security there? Why were they left at God’s mercy,” she said.
Did no government agency know that such a dastardly terror attack is going to happen and a plot is being hatched in Pakistan, she questioned, calling it a “big failure of our government and intelligence agencies.”
“Who will take responsibility for this? Has anyone resigned? They keep talking about past but who will answer about what is happening in the present,” she said.
Earlier, Shah accused the former Congress chief of sympathising with the two Indian Mujahideen terrorists killed in the encounter, while turning a blind eye to the sacrifice of the officer who died in action.
“I remember one morning, I saw (Congress leader) Salman Khurshid crying on the TV. He was coming out of Sonia Gandhi’s residence… He said that Sonia Gandhi was sobbing at the Batla House incident. She should have cried for Shaheed Mohan Sharma instead of the terrorists of the Batla house…” Shah said
“I have saved that speech of Salman Khurshid on my mobile phone. Decide a time for tomorrow. I can share it here. People will also watch,” he said.
