The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said India’s citizens have the right to know about the casualties in the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp in Pakistan and that revealing such information would not lower the morale of armed forces.
Taking a dig at their ally BJP, Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said discussions over the air strikes will linger on till the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and “burning issues” raised by the Opposition before the February 14 Pulwama attack have now been side-stepped.
“Citizens of the country have the right to know what and how much harm has been caused to the enemy by the defence forces. We do not think the morale of our forces is being lowered by asking for it,” it said.
Referring to it, the Sena said, “Where did the 300-kg RDX used in Pulwama attack come from? How many terrorists were killed in our strikes on terror camps? Discussions over these will happen till the last days of polls because before the Pulwama attack, inflation, unemployment and Rafale jet deal were the burning issues for the Opposition.”
Earlier, Aa Government of India is yet to comment on the number of casualties after the IAF strikes in Balakot and IAF chief declining to comment on the issue, many Congress leaders have questioned the strikes and have asked for proof.
While Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu questioned if it was an election gimmick, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram asked who put the number of casualties at 300-350.
