'PM Modi Cancelled Kashmir Visit 3 Days Before Pahalgam Attack': Kharge's Big Claim, BJP Responds

Kharge claimed that the centre accepted intelligence failure in an all-party meeting and said it should be held accountable for not reinforcing security arrangements in Kashmir to protect people.

File photo of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Source : PTI

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his visit to Kashmir after receiving an intelligence report three days prior to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

On April 22, terrorists opened fire at Baisaran, a famed meadow about six kilometres from the resort town of Pahalgam, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.

Kharge claimed that the centre accepted intelligence failure in an all-party meeting and said it should be held accountable for not reinforcing security arrangements in Kashmir to protect people.

"I got information that three days before the attack, an intelligence report was sent to Modi Ji, and that is why Modi Ji cancelled his visit to Kashmir...When an intelligence report says that it is not proper to visit there for your security, why did you not inform your security, intelligence, local police and border force to protect people?" Kharge alleged.

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"When you got the information, you cancelled your programme but did not send more forces to protect tourists there," the Congress leader said.

Addressing the 'Samvidhan Bachao' rally in Ranchi, the Congress President claimed, "During the all-party meeting, you (PM Modi) admitted that there was an intelligence flaw. Shouldn't Centre be accountable for the loss of lives in the Pahalgam attack when it accepted the intelligence failure."

He announced that the Congress stands behind the Centre for any action against Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack as the country is supreme and beyond party, religion and caste.

Responding to Kharge's allegations, the BJP said that the Congress president's criticism of PM Modi was intended to lower the morale of security forces.

Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi said that Kharge's comment came at a critical time when the fight against terrorism and Pakistan was at a decisive juncture.

"Kharge's attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is intended to lower the morale of security agencies. He made this comment at a time when the fight against terrorism and Pakistan is at a decisive stage," Marandi told PTI while reacting to the Congress president's remarks.

Marandi also alleged that the Congress was indulging in politics at a time when the entire country stands with PM Modi in the fight against terror. The Congress should not have indulged in dirty politics, and Kharge's remarks were uncalled for, he claimed.