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After stating that determination was no question of tendering an apology for his remarks connected Operation Sindoor, erstwhile Union Minister and erstwhile Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) demanded a thorough enquiry into Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam attacks. “The state needs to cognize the full truth. What is incorrect if I inquire questions to the governmental leadership? I privation to cognize if my state is harmless successful Narendra Modi’s hands,” the Congress person told The Hindu.
Mr. Chavan’s request came a time aft his comment that India had been wholly defeated connected the archetypal day of Operation Sindoor, which caused a stir. His remark was being misconstrued, helium said.
“I person utmost respect for our defence forces. I did not rise immoderate question connected the equipped forces. My question is to the governmental leadership, that they should springiness a reply to the country,” the Congress person said.
“Under Article 51A(h) of the Constitution, it is my work arsenic a national to make the technological temper, humanism, and the tone of enquiry and reform, promoting rational thinking, compassion, and progress, alternatively than unsighted religion oregon superstition, arsenic portion of India’s imaginativeness for a modern, progressive society.”
Mr. Chavan had spoken astatine a nationalist lawsuit successful Pune connected Tuesday (December 16). “On the archetypal time [of Operation Sindoor], we were wholly defeated. In the half-hour aerial engagement that took spot connected [May] 7th, we were afloat defeated, whether radical judge it oregon not. Indian craft were changeable down. The [Indian] Air Force was wholly grounded, and not a azygous craft flew. If immoderate craft had taken disconnected from Gwalior, Bathinda, oregon Sirsa, determination was a precocious probability of being changeable down by Pakistan, which is wherefore the Air Force was afloat grounded,” helium had said. He had besides questioned the request to support ample subject forces, stating that wars would beryllium fought successful the air. His remarks stoked a controversy.
On Wednesday (December 17), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray oregon UBT) MP Sanjay Raut came retired successful enactment of Mr. Chavan. “The mode Operation Sindoor began and aboriginal stopped is shrouded successful suspense. Our forces were advancing, but aft [U.S.] President [Donald] Trump’s ceasefire call, they stopped. This is simply a betrayal of the full country. Operation Sindoor remains incomplete, and the revenge for the Pahalgam onslaught is unfinished,” Mr. Raut said.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde targeted Mr. Chavan, saying that the Congress person was speaking “Pakistan’s language”. “This is similar demoralising our forces,” Mr. Shinde said.
Mr. Chavan’s remarks stirred a controversy. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed him, calling him anti-national.
Responding to the governmental criticism, Mr. Chavan said his comments were being misconstrued. He had not questioned the equipped forces, helium said, but that the governmental statement had been misdirected towards the equipped forces. “My question is to the governmental leadership,” the Congress person said.
