BJP used Pulwama attack, Balakot air strike to win 2019 LS polls: Ex-Tripura CM Manik Sarkar
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP used Pulwama attack, Balakot air strike to win 2019 LS polls: Ex-Tripura CM Manik Sarkar

The Hindu  

The BJP had “used” the 2019 Pulwama terror attack and the consequent air strike at Balakot in the neighbouring country to win the Lok Sabha polls that year, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar claimed on April 23. Mr. Sarkar made the claim days after former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, alleged that the Pulwama terror attack was a result of “systemic failure, involving gross security and intelligence lapses”. “Using the atmosphere, they won the 2019 Lok Sabha election and it is Satya Pal Malik, who was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir when the incident took place, is now speaking about it,” Mr. Sarkar said at a party programme here. Expressing surprise over Mr. Malik’s interview, Mr. Sarkar said the Prime Minister, Home Minister and National Security Adviser are now “observing silence”.

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Another Congress leader raises questions on Poonch attack: ‘BJP can do anything for elections’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Another Congress leader raises questions on Poonch attack: ‘BJP can do anything for elections’

Hindustan Times  

After ex-Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, another Congress leader, the party's state chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, has targeted the ruling BJP over the recent Poonch terror attack, saying that the saffron party can “do anything during elections.” Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. The BJP can do anything during elections,” Warring, who is contesting the ongoing Lok …

Facing criticism over ‘poll stunt’ remark, Congress’ Channi questions Centre on Pulwama terror attack probe
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Facing criticism over ‘poll stunt’ remark, Congress’ Channi questions Centre on Pulwama terror attack probe

The Hindu  

Under fire over his "poll stunt" remark, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi on May 5 said he was proud of the country's soldiers but targeted the Centre over the 2019 Pulwama terror strike, saying the government could not ascertain who carried out the attack. The former Punjab chief minister on Sunday called the Poonch terror attack in which an IAF …

New Revelations About Pulwama Attack Do Not Bode Well for India-Pakistan Ties
1 year, 7 months ago

New Revelations About Pulwama Attack Do Not Bode Well for India-Pakistan Ties

The Diplomat  

On February 14, 2019, a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of Indian paramilitary personnel in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing 40 soldiers. Malik, who was governor when the Pulwama attack occurred, said that he “realized that all the onus of the attack will be put on Pakistan” to gain electoral benefits. For its part, Pakistan believes that …

PM Should Answers Issues Raised by Ex-Army Chief Over Pulwama Attack: Cong's Shaktisinh Gohil
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Should Answers Issues Raised by Ex-Army Chief Over Pulwama Attack: Cong's Shaktisinh Gohil

News 18  

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should break his silence and answers the issues raised by former Army chief General Shankar Roychowdhury over the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. He said the prime minister’s “silence” despite the reported allegations of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik over the Pulwama attack and the questions raised by …

PM Modi should break his silence on Pulwama attack that killed 40 soldiers: Congress reiterates
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi should break his silence on Pulwama attack that killed 40 soldiers: Congress reiterates

India TV News  

Amid a controversy that erupted following former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik's "explosive interview", Congress has again asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the serious allegations levelled by Malik over the 2019 Pulwama attack that killed 40 jawans. Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil has said Prime Minister should break his silence and answers the issues raised by former Army chief …

PM must break his silence on allegations raised by Satya Pal Malik: Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

PM must break his silence on allegations raised by Satya Pal Malik: Congress

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must break his silence on the allegations raised by former Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik regarding the Union government’s negligence that reportedly led to the death of 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel in the Pulwama terror attack in 2019, Congress’s national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said on Saturday. Pointing out that two weeks had …

Congress demands white paper on Pulwama attack after ex-J&K guv's revelations
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress demands white paper on Pulwama attack after ex-J&K guv's revelations

India Today  

Weeks after former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's allegations over the 2019 Pulwama attack, the Congress on Sunday asked the Centre to issue a white paper on the incident to provide answers. Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had evaded the question when asked about Satya Pal Malik's allegations at a recent media …

Satya Pal Malik Responds To Amit Shah, Denies Questioning Pulwama Attack After Leaving Office
1 year, 7 months ago

Satya Pal Malik Responds To Amit Shah, Denies Questioning Pulwama Attack After Leaving Office

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik has denied the accusation that he was questioning the 2019 Pulwama terror attack only after demitting office, reported PTI. His remark came on Monday in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent statement that he was "levelling allegations after parting ways with us". Asked about the allegation that the …

Former J-K Governor Satya Pal Malik Denies Raising Pulwama Attack Questions Only After Leaving Office
1 year, 7 months ago

Former J-K Governor Satya Pal Malik Denies Raising Pulwama Attack Questions Only After Leaving Office

News 18  

Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik said on Monday that it was “wrong” to state that he was raising questions over the 2019 Pulwama terror attack only after demitting office. His remark came in response to a question on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent statement that he was “levelling allegations after parting ways with us”. To a …

Wrong to say I raised questions over Pulwama attack after demitting office: Satya Pal Malik
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrong to say I raised questions over Pulwama attack after demitting office: Satya Pal Malik

India Today  

Satya Pal Malik on Monday said it was "wrong" to state that he was raising questions over the 2019 Pulwama terror attack only after demitting office. The former Jammu and Kashmir governor's remark came while he responded to a question on Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent statement that he was "levelling allegations after parting ways with us". WHAT AMIT …

How Satyapal Malik’s Pulwama Interview is a Case of Running with the Hare and Hunting with the Hounds - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

How Satyapal Malik’s Pulwama Interview is a Case of Running with the Hare and Hunting with the Hounds - News18

News 18  

Former Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik’s “explosive” interview to The Wire is in reality a damp squib. Being the Governor of the erstwhile state, which was then under the Governor’s Rule after the BJP pulled out of the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP government in June 2018, the J&K police worked directly under Malik. As Pandita writes, “The attack was planned …

Pulwama attack: Congress demands 'white paper' from govt over alleged 'intelligence failures' in 2019 attack
1 year, 8 months ago

Pulwama attack: Congress demands 'white paper' from govt over alleged 'intelligence failures' in 2019 attack

India TV News  

Pulwama attack: Days after former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satypal Malik's allegations over the 2019 Pulwama attack, Congress on Tuesday demanded the central government to present a 'white paper' clarifying "intelligence failures" in the incident. The BJP had cited Malik's past remarks, including the one that mocked former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi as a "political juvenile", and slammed him as …

Pakistan reacts to ex-Kashmir governor’s revelations on Pulwama
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan reacts to ex-Kashmir governor’s revelations on Pulwama

Al Jazeera  

In interview with an Indian website, the former official claims he was asked by Modi to ‘keep quiet’ over alleged security lapses. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan says recent statements made by Satya Pal Malik, former governor of Indian-administered Kashmir, “vindicate its stance” on the 2019 Pulwama attack. In his interview, Malik, the former governor, blamed Pakistan for the attack but …

Satya Pal Malik ‘vindicated’ Pakistan on Pulwama attack, says Islamabad
1 year, 8 months ago

Satya Pal Malik ‘vindicated’ Pakistan on Pulwama attack, says Islamabad

The Hindu  

The allegations of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik regarding the Pulwama attack of February 14, 2019, have proved the point that the Modi government has used the incident to “advance Hindutva agenda,” said the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan on April 16. A press note issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said Mr. Malik’s comments …

Atiq Ahmed killing 'diversionary tactic' to shift attention from Pulwama 'revelations', says Mehbooba Mufti
1 year, 8 months ago

Atiq Ahmed killing 'diversionary tactic' to shift attention from Pulwama 'revelations', says Mehbooba Mufti

The Hindu  

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on April 16 alleged Atiq Ahmed and his brother's killing in Uttar Pradesh was a "clever diversionary tactic" to shift attention from the "revelations" made by former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik about the Pulwama attack. Cold blooded murders and lawlessness is being celebrated by rabid right wingers amidst slogans of Jai Shri Ram. …

Congress seeks Rajnath, PM’s replies over Malik’s Pulwama attack claims
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress seeks Rajnath, PM’s replies over Malik’s Pulwama attack claims

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Days after former J&K governor Satyapal Malik made sensational claims related to the Pulwama terror attack, the Congress on Saturday demanded a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh, who was the Union home minister when a convoy of CRPF jawans came under attack on February 14, 2019, leaving 40 of them dead. Satya …

Opposition targets PM Modi over Satya Pal Malik’s claims on Pulwama attack
1 year, 8 months ago

Opposition targets PM Modi over Satya Pal Malik’s claims on Pulwama attack

The Hindu  

April 15, 2023 11:58 pm | Updated April 16, 2023 10:17 am IST - New Delhi Opposition parties on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s allegations, including one in which he claimed that Mr. Modi had asked him to keep quiet after Mr. Malik told him that the Pulwama terror strike …

How Karan Thapar's interview of Satya Pal Malik gave a free pass to terrorists and Islamist ideology
1 year, 8 months ago

How Karan Thapar's interview of Satya Pal Malik gave a free pass to terrorists and Islamist ideology

Op India  

Earlier yesterday, leftist propaganda outlet The Wire, infamous for its Tek Fog and Meta hitjobs, published a video of Karan Thapar interviewing former governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik. While the interview covered a broad range of topics and events, one thing that stood out in the interview was Satya Pal Malik’s comments on the Pulwama attack and …

Satya Pal Malik brought out ‘explosive truth’ about Pulwama attack: Sanjay Raut
1 year, 8 months ago

Satya Pal Malik brought out ‘explosive truth’ about Pulwama attack: Sanjay Raut

The Hindu  

Questioning whether the Pulwama terror attack was staged to win the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday targeted the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party Government and demanded that a sedition case be lodged against it. Speaking in Nagpur, Mr. Raut’s remarks came after former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, in an interview, claimed …

2019 Pulwama attack: 'Why were CRPF personnel denied aircraft,' Congress asks Centre
1 year, 8 months ago

2019 Pulwama attack: 'Why were CRPF personnel denied aircraft,' Congress asks Centre

India Today  

The Congress on Saturday demanded that the Centre reveal the outcome of the probe into the 2019 Pulwama incident in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed and asked why the paramilitary personnel were "denied" aircraft and made to commute by road despite terror attack threat. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh accused the BJP-led Union government of "minimum governance and maximum …

'Defeat' Modi Remark to Inquiry on Pulwama Attack, Rajasthan Congress Protest Draws Flak From BJP
1 year, 9 months ago

'Defeat' Modi Remark to Inquiry on Pulwama Attack, Rajasthan Congress Protest Draws Flak From BJP

News 18  

Rajasthan Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday asked party members to “defeat” Prime Minister Modi if they wanted to get rid of industrialists like Gautam Adani. Reacting to the demand, state BJP president Satish Poonia said Congress was “anti-army” and what Randhawa said was an insult to martyrs. Congress Protest Near Jaipur Civil Lines Rajasthan ministers, party MLAs and …

BJP’s attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge remarks shows ignorance or contrived politics, says Congress
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP’s attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge remarks shows ignorance or contrived politics, says Congress

The Hindu  

Aggressively countering the BJP’s charges that Rahul Gandhi lauded China at Cambridge University and maligned India on foreign soil, the Congress on Saturday played out old videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising China and said Mr. Modi had raked up domestic politics abroad several times. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who also heads the social media …

4 years of Pulwama attack: From Balakot airstrike to fears of nuclear war
1 year, 10 months ago

4 years of Pulwama attack: From Balakot airstrike to fears of nuclear war

Live Mint  

Leaving the video message of ‘Don’t fall in love', a brainwashed youth rammed up an explosive laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy killing 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir on Valentine's Day on February 14, 2019. The deadly Pulwama terror attack evoked a sharp reaction from across the nation echoing in unison for India's retaliation of the killing. Prime …

Pulwama-type attack averted: J&K Police says terrorists planned to carry out fidayeen attacks in Jammu
2 years, 8 months ago

Pulwama-type attack averted: J&K Police says terrorists planned to carry out fidayeen attacks in Jammu

India Today  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested one person and detained another in connection with the probe into the recent attack on a CISF bus in Sunjwan, that left one security personnel dead and nine others injured. In a statement, the J&K Police said that they had received information on April 21 about the presence of two terrorists in the general …

'Why is the government running away from inquiry?': Pawan Khera on the recent Rafale deal disclosures
3 years, 1 month ago

'Why is the government running away from inquiry?': Pawan Khera on the recent Rafale deal disclosures

The Hindu  

THE latest disclosures by the French online investigative journal Mediapart about proof of a cover-up of a Rafale kickback payment to defence middleman Sushen Gupta has created a political storm of sorts. According to Congress spokesman Pawan Khera, the documents reveal that the Indian intelligence agencies the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate were in possession of documents …

Backchannel talk between India, Pakistan was on before Balakot air strikes, says book
3 years, 4 months ago

Backchannel talk between India, Pakistan was on before Balakot air strikes, says book

The Hindu  

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Research and Analysis Wing exchanged messages with top Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence officials as part of a unique back channel connection between the two countries that involved two foreign journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark in 2018-2019, including after the Pulwama attack, according to a new book by the journalists that quotes the NSA …

2 years of Pulwama attack: A look back at India's 'Black Day' when 40 soldiers were martyred
3 years, 10 months ago

2 years of Pulwama attack: A look back at India's 'Black Day' when 40 soldiers were martyred

India TV News  

A 'black day' in the history of India - February 14, 2021 marks two years of the Pulwama terror attack, when 40 Indian soldiers were martyred in one of the worst terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Pulwama Attack: What Investigations Revealed A 12-member team, which was dispatched by the National Investigation Agency, to probe the Pulwama terror attack worked …

Pulwama terror attack 2nd anniversary: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh pay tribute to martyred soldiers
3 years, 10 months ago

Pulwama terror attack 2nd anniversary: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh pay tribute to martyred soldiers

India Today  

India on Sunday paid tribute to 40 martyred soldiers who died in a terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on February 14, 2019, after a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into the security convoy. Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to the "brave martyrs who lost their lives in the gruesome Pulwama attack". — Amit …

'Surgical Strikes in Pak Gave Public Confidence That Borders Are Safe Under Modi-led BJP Govt'
3 years, 11 months ago

'Surgical Strikes in Pak Gave Public Confidence That Borders Are Safe Under Modi-led BJP Govt'

News 18  

The surgical strikes carried out by India inside Pakistan after the terror attacks in Uri and Pulwama had given public the confidence that the nation's borders are safe under the Narendra Modi led BJP government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Belagavi on Sunday. "The BJP government carried out surgical strikes inside Pakistan twice and eliminated terrorists there," Shah …

5 media outlets that ’knew about Balakot airstrike beforehand' as per ‘liberal’ logic
3 years, 11 months ago

5 media outlets that ’knew about Balakot airstrike beforehand' as per ‘liberal’ logic

Op India  

The Mumbai Police leaked the private WhatsApp chats of Arnab Goswami on the internet in order to embarrass the Republic TV Editor. ‘Defence analyst’ Ajai Shukla and The Wire 10 days ahead of the Balakot airstrike on February 16, ‘defence analyst’ Ajai Shukla tweeted, “Boarding an Indian Air Force flight to Exercise Vayu Shakti in Pokhran to watch IAF fighters …

The right lessons from Pulwama and Balakot
4 years, 1 month ago

The right lessons from Pulwama and Balakot

The Hindu  

The ghost of Pulwama and Balakot has been exorcised nearly 20 months after the twin events happened. In Pakistan, former Speaker and Opposition MP, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, alleged in the Pakistan National Assembly last month that the PTI government, fearing an imminent missile strike from India, had capitulated and released the captured Indian fighter pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. A …

'Talking About Post-Strike Action': Pak Min's Explanation After Admitting Role in Pulwama Terror Attack
4 years, 1 month ago

'Talking About Post-Strike Action': Pak Min's Explanation After Admitting Role in Pulwama Terror Attack

News 18  

In a sensational admission, a senior Pakistani minister on Thursday admitted that Pakistan was responsible for the deadly Pulwama terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 that brought the two countries to the brink of a war. Chaudhry, a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan, made the remarks a day after Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Ayaz Sadiq …

Here's why Pak confession on Pulwama may haunt some Opposition leaders in India
4 years, 1 month ago

Here's why Pak confession on Pulwama may haunt some Opposition leaders in India

India Today  

A Pakistani minister on Thursday admitted that the Imran Khan government was involved in attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama last year. Addressing Pakistan’s parliament, federal minister Fawad Choudhry described the Pulwama terror attack as an achievement of Pakistan under the leadership of the country’s prime minister, Imran Khan. Now that Pakistan has officially admitted its role in the Pulwama …

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