Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Foreign Secretary S JaishankarA day after Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar told a parliamentary panel that “limited-calibre, target-specific, counter-terrorist operations” were carried out in the past too but were never announced, the Congress Wednesday used the remarks to target the government and the BJP. The Foreign Secretary has spoken in measured terms and in precise terms,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said. Congress communication department head Randeep Surjewala said the Narendra Modi government’s “rhetoric, bravado and machismo” has been exposed by the Foreign Secretary. He said the party had only asked the government not to “politicise” the Army action and “do not deny by falsehood that it (surgical strikes) has never ever happened before”. Congress said while the PM has asked everyone not to politicize the surgical strikes, “everyday under his nose it is being politicised”.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2016 20:48 UTC