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Summary
The Congress party is accusing Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of lying about the number of Indian soldiers killed in Operation Sindoor. The party claims that at least 10 soldiers lost their lives, but Singh said only 5. The matter is now being taken up in the Lok Sabha.
From the report
This is the National War Memorial. The names of six Indian soldiers killed during Operation Sindoor last year have finally been etched on its walls. But remember the speech from last July? So, did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lie? The Congress party is convinced that he did. Since last year, it has maintained that at least 10 Indian soldiers lost their lives in Operation Sindhu. The day after the ceasefire, Indian armed forces acknowledged five of them in a press briefing. I pay my solemn homage to my five fallen colleagues and brothers from the armed forces. But the sacrifices of the remaining five have yet to be honoured, according to the Grand Old Party's claims. This week, it accused the Modi government of treating some soldiers unfairly. Neither the Defence Ministry nor the Home Ministry ever put out an exhaustive list of casualties after Operation Sindur. However, this certainly does not mean that Singh could have claimed that there were none. Congress leader KC Vinogopal has demanded breach of privilege and contempt proceedings to be initiated against him in the Lok Sabha. It's possible that the minister got carried away and made an error. As we've said before, the parliamentary debate on Operation Sindur was very high on rhetoric and rather low on substance. But if Singh doesn't accept his mistake, will the Lok Sabha speaker act against him?
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The Congress party is accusing Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of lying about the number of Indian soldiers killed in Operation Sindoor. The party claims that at least 10 soldiers lost their lives, but Singh said only 5. The matter is now being taken up in the Lok Sabha.
“If Singh doesn't accept his mistake, will the Lok Sabha speaker act against him?”From the report
This is the National War Memorial. The names of six Indian soldiers killed during Operation Sindoor last year have finally been etched on its walls. But remember the speech from last July? So, did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lie? The Congress party is convinced that he did. Since last year, it has maintained that at least 10 Indian soldiers lost their lives in Operation Sindhu. The day after the ceasefire, Indian armed forces acknowledged five of them in a press briefing. I pay my solemn homage to my five fallen colleagues and brothers from the armed forces. But the sacrifices of the remaining five have yet to be honoured, according to the Grand Old Party's claims. This week, it accused the Modi government of treating some soldiers unfairly. Neither the Defence Ministry nor the Home Ministry ever put out an exhaustive list of casualties after Operation Sindur. However, this certainly does not mean that Singh could have claimed that there were none. Congress leader KC Vinogopal has demanded breach of privilege and contempt proceedings to be initiated against him in the Lok Sabha. It's possible that the minister got carried away and made an error. As we've said before, the parliamentary debate on Operation Sindur was very high on rhetoric and rather low on substance. But if Singh doesn't accept his mistake, will the Lok Sabha speaker act against him?
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