'Operation Sindoor under way, no third party mediation in PoK issue': BJP pulls up Congress over its India-Pakistan comments

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party pulled up Congress over its recent comments on India-Pakistan issue asking them to refrain from calling it a "ceasefire". The saffron party categorically said that there was "no possibility of third party mediation" in PoK issue after the grand old party announced "Jai Hind" rallies across country demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak up on US President Donald Trump's role in India-Pakistan truce.

"On the issue of mediation, which the Opposition tried to raise, it is being very unequivocally expressed by the Government of India that the issue of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is a bilateral issue. It is to be settled on the bilateral terms between India and Pakistan. There is no scope for any mediation from any other country," BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said, adding: " The government has not used the word 'ceasefire' with Pakistan anywhere, opposition should refrain from making unnecessary, unwarranted comments."

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"With due respect to all the countries of the world which have a positive outlook for India, we want to say that this issue of PoK is just a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan. There is no scope for any mediation by any country, including those countries which were said to be the guardians of democracy and were asked to interfere in the democratic process of India. The Opposition should show its true spirit and shed the politics at least until the Operation Sindoor finishes. Still, if they want to go ahead, this poses a serious question on their intent and commitment on the issue of national security in the eyes of the public," he added.

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On the opposition's demands of a special Parliament session to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26, Trivedi suggested that it should wait for Operation Sindoor to get over.

"This is now India's new established policy—a new normal. If the Opposition, including the Congress Party, claims to stand with the government, that commitment must be visible not just in words, but also in actions. Unity in mind, speech, and deed is essential. Hollow words, contradicted by actions, only breed mistrust. I say this because Operation Sindoor is still underway. Raising questions during an ongoing operation casts doubt on one's intent. At a time when the nation must speak in one voice, such actions are not just inappropriate, they are irresponsible," he said.

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Trump announcing the truce before the India and Pakistan confirmed it has raised several eyebrows over a third party intervention into the matter. Moreover, the US president has repeatedly asserted that the States played a key role in brokering peace between the two nations following their military escalation, even claiming he threatened to halt trade with both nations to prevent further conflict.

However, government sources have dismissed these claims, stating that no trade-related discussions took place with US officials since the launch of Operation Sindoor. Despite addressing the nation twice since the ceasefire, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has remained silent on Trump's assertions.