SOURCE: PTI
The Congress on Sunday cited the reported comments of India’s defence attache to Indonesia that the Indian Air Force lost fighter jets to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and accused the government of having “misled” the country. The party also asked why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi “refusing” to preside over an all-party meeting to take the Opposition into confidence and why has the demand for a special session of Parliament been rejected.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which quoted Captain (Indian Navy) Shiv Kumar, speaking at a seminar in Indonesia recently, that the Indian Air Force lost fighter jets to Pakistan on the night of May 7, 2025 during its targeting of terror-linked sites in Pakistan.
Kumar’s remarks in the media report could not be independently verified and there was no immediate reaction from the government or the defence establishment on it. “First the Chief of Defence Staff makes important revelations in Singapore. Then a senior defence official follows up from Indonesia,” Ramesh said in his post on X.