After the names of six security personnel who died during Operation Sindoor were inscribed at the National War Memorial, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday targeted Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his earlier statements on the operation.
In a post on X, Khera shared a clip of Rajnath Singh's parliamentary speech regarding Operation Sindoor, stressing that there are "only two possibilities" in the matter following recent developments concerning India's counter-strike against Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack.
According to Khera, either the Defence Minister is unaware of facts concerning the ministry he heads, raising a "grave question mark" over his competence, or he was aware of the facts and still chose to "mislead Parliament".
"Either Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was unaware, when addressing Parliament, that six soldiers had already been martyred. If that is the case, it raises a grave question mark over the minister, who lacks knowledge of the very ministry he leads. Or else, he knew the truth and yet chose to mislead Parliament. That is even more serious, because it proves that this government lies to the nation--oaths and all--in the temple of democracy. Whichever is true, some facts remain unchanged".
He stated that the six soldiers who lost their lives in Operation Sindoor were not given the honour and recognition they deserved, and he accused the government of robbing the families of the fallen heroes of their rights.
"Their families were robbed of the transparency they had every right to expect. This is an insult to our soldiers, and no true patriot can remain silent or complacent about it," he said.
The names of the six Indian security personnel who died during the four-day armed operation against Pakistan in May 2025 have been etched at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.
(With inputs from ANI)