Prithviraj Chavan.
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Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday refused to apologise for his remark on Operation Sindoor saying that he has not said anything wrong and the the 'Constitution gives him the right to ask questions.'
"Why will I apologise? It is out of the question. The Constitution gives me the right to ask questions..." he said today.
Chavan while speaking at an event in Pune on Tuesday claimed that India was defeated on the first day of Operation Sindoor and Indian aircrafts were shot down during the four-day conflict.
"On the first day (of Operation Sindoor), we were completely defeated. In the half-hour aerial engagement that took place on the 7th, we were fully defeated, whether people accept it or not. Indian aircraft were shot down. The Air Force was completely grounded, and not a single aircraft flew. If any aircraft had taken off from Gwalior, Bathinda, or Sirsa, there was a high probability of being shot down by Pakistan, which is why the Air Force was fully grounded," the Congress leader said.
BJP's national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla reacting to Chavan's statement said, "Insulting the army has become the hallmark of the Congress party... This is not just Prithviraj Chavan's statement; Rahul Gandhi has also made similar statements..."