Manohar Parrikar was the Defence Minister when the Army conducted the Surgical Strike on terror camps beyond the LoC. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
Hitting out at Opposition for raising doubts over the surgical strikes by the Indian Army at Pakistani posts in 2016, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday asked whether the security forces should have taken Rahul Gandhi along while executing the operation.
“What do the opposition parties claim? That they (surgical strikes) were not carried out. Look at the negativity. Should I have taken you (Opposition) along? Should I have told the army that take Rahul Gandhi along and carry out the surgical strikes? ” said Parrikar who was the then Defence Minister, when the Army carried out the strikes.
Lauding the Army operation, Parrikar said, “The most important thing about surgical strikes is the secrecy. Only PM, me, Army chief and Director General of Military Operation knew. Other than the four of us, those who knew were core commander, Army commander in Srinagar and those who executed it.
Parrikar was speaking at the New India Conclave in Delhi which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing…
