New Delhi: Two days after Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology SS Ahluwalia said neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor any government spokesperson had given any figure on the casualty of Balakot air strikes, the Congress on Monday asked the prime minister to come out with the truth on the number of terrorists killed.
"Modiji, your central government ministers are stating that TV channels' news is fake, stating that the prime minister never stated that 300 terrorists were killed during the Balakot air strike. Is this true? If no, the prime minister should tell the truth. Regards, citizens of country," said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala in a tweet Monday.
Ahluwalia, said on Saturday in Siliguri that neither Modi nor any government spokesperson had given any figure on the casualty of air strikes.
"I have seen reports in Indian media and international media and also what Modiji had said. After the air strike, there was a rally by Modiji and he didn't say anything on the casualty figures. I want to ask if Modiji, or any government spokesperson, or our party president Amit Shah has given any figure?" he asked reporters in Siliguri on Saturday.