Terrorists in Pakistan will be very happy with Congress' statement on surgical strikes: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Responding to the Congress over the attack on BJP after the release of the surgical strikes video, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the Congress does not have any other aim other than "demoralising the army".

While addressing a press conference he said, "Is demoralising the Army, the only motive of Congress? We should rise above politics".

He further added that the terrorists in Pakistan will be very happy with the statements that the Congress party makes, and will soon give a certificate to them."

He said, "The people who will be most happy with the statement of Congress leaders are the terrorists in Pakistan. Congress will get a certificate from some terrorist organisations of Pakistan just like Ghulam Nabi Azad got the certificate from Lashkar-e-Taiba".

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the Congress was speaking in the language of the separatists and terrorists. He further said that the party demanded the proof and now when the proof is available, the party was calling it a publicity stunt.

He said "Surprised that Congress that ruled India for more than five decades, is speaking in a language which is in tune with separatists and Pakistani establishment. Congress demanded proof of surgical strike, and now when proof has started emerging, they're saying it's for publicity".

Former Union Minister Arun Shourie again hit out at the BJP saying that the credibility of the government was so low that it had to provide a video proof for its claims.

He said, "Imagine a situation if strikes would have happened during Atalji's time and people would have asked him, he would've had a twinkle in his eye and said, "Really a strike has happened?". Today credibility of government is so low that they have to provide video proof when asked".

He further said that though he never had any doubt on the Indian army for conducting the surgical strike, the BJP's propoganda and boasting was wrong.

"I never had any doubt on the fact that the strike took place. But to use it for propaganda and to boast about it that 'my chest is 56 inch and I gave a befitting reply to Pakistan', is wrong", he said.

"Two reporters from North Indian channels misconstrued my words. I did not denigrate the services. When I said 'farzical' I meant that the over-hyping of a military strike makes it into a farcical incident."

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said, "Don't try to belittle the Army & make certain remarks against it. You shouldn't try to cast any aspersions on Army in the name of surgical strike. These type of attacks can demoralise the Army. Let them go ahead without any political interference".