“I remember Qureshi was at the meeting that Imran Khan had refused to attend and the army chief of staff, General Bajwa, walked into the room, his legs were shaking and he was sweating. The foreign minister said, for the love of god, what Abhinandan Wow, India is about to attack Pakistan at 9pm, “Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Ayaz Sadiq told the National Assembly.
Pakistan-based Dunya News further quoted Sadiq as saying that the opposition has supported the government on all matters, including Abhinandan, but will not be able to continue supporting it.
PML-N leader Sadiq was responding to government accusations that his party was “colluding” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I try not to make any personal attacks, but when those in power refer to us as thieves or ‘Modi ka yaar’, we will have to respond,” Sadiq told Dunya News.
Sadiq’s comment came at a time when his party is in a vocal fight with the country’s powerful armed forces.
An alliance of 11 opposition parties led by PML-N has been organizing a series of demonstrations against the government, which it calls a “puppet regime” “selected” by the country’s armed forces.
BJP Chairman JP Nadda tweeted a video of Sadiq’s comment in the National Assembly to target the Congress party.
“The shehzada Congress does not believe in India, be it the army, the government or our people. Perhaps they should listen to their most trusted friend, Pakistan. Hopefully they will wake up now, “Nadda tweeted in Hindi in an apparent comment to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
कांग्रेस अपने ही सशस्त्र बलों को कमजोर करने की मुहिम में लगी रही। कभी उनका मजाक उड़ाती रही तो कभी वीरता पर संदेह कर… https://t.co/8PKxsfwXfP
– Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) 1603948001000
He added that the Congress party was focused on weakening its own armed forces.
“Either they mock them or they will doubt their bravery. They did everything they could to make sure India doesn’t get the Rafale fighter jet. However, the people of this country have taught (the Congress party) a lesson by defeating that politics, “he tweeted.
Wing Commander Varthaman was captured by Pakistani soldiers after he shot down a Pakistani F-16 aircraft, which had breached Indian airspace during a dogfight between Indian and Pakistani air forces on February 27, 2019 and, in the process, his plane crossed. to the Pakistani side and was shot down.
Abhinandan was returned to India from the Attari-Wagah border on March 1, 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind awarded him the Vir Chakra on Independence Day for his exemplary bravery.
(With inputs from agencies)
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