Are top officers of Indian armed forces ‘pro-Pakistan’, Gogoi asks Rajnath
New Delhi: Deputy Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, has lashed out at Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, questioning whether the senior-most officers of the Indian armed forces, who publicly acknowledged setbacks during Operation Sindoor, were now being viewed as “pro-Pakistan”.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Gogoi’s remarks come in the backdrop of an intense and politically charged debate in Indian parliament, where the Opposition has accused the Modi government of security lapses that led to the April 22 Pahalgam attack and demanded full transparency on the military’s cross-border response under Operation Sindoor.
In a sharp rebuke, Gogoi, speaking to the media, said, “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh must read the statements of India’s top defence officers. If our Chief of Defence Staff is also making such claims, does that mean the top officer is on Pakistan’s side? Is Lt Gen Rahul Singh supporting Pakistan? Is India’s defence attache in Indonesia, Group Captain Shiv Kumar, also on Pakistan’s side?”
“Are our soldiers and pilots, who may be harbouring similar doubts, on Pakistan’s side too? Rajnath Singh needs to answer this,” he added.
Gogoi had earlier raised these concerns during the Operation Sindoor debate in the Lok Sabha on Monday, citing public remarks by CDS General Anil Chauhan about the downing of fighter jets.
In the interview, Chauhan had stated: “What is important is not the jet being downed, but why they were being downed.”
Gogoi argued that such remarks clearly point to strategic failures, which the government is reluctant to acknowledge. He further lambasted the Modi government for not holding Amit Shah accountable for Pahalgam attack.
