Mumbai: BJP's nationwide Tiranga Yatra to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor sparked sharp backlash from Shiv Sena (UBT), which accused the BJP of using nationalism as a political tool.
“India didn’t teach Pakistan a lesson; instead, it bowed to Donald Trump,” an editorial in the party's mouthpiece 'Saamana' charged, alleging that PM Narendra Modi prematurely ended the conflict under pressure from the former US President.
“Operation Sindoor was halted not for strategic reasons, but for commercial greed,” it said. “What lesson did we teach Pakistan, when we agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Washington just as Islamabad was cornered?” the party asked, warning that India’s geopolitical strength had been undercut by foreign interference.
The UBT also accused the BJP of double standards, saying the ‘Tiranga Yatra’ was reminiscent of the political theatrics following the 2019 Pulwama attack.
