Informing Pakistan Before 'Operation Sindoor' is a Crime: Rahul Gandhi on Jaishankar's Statement

Posting the video of Jaishankar's statement on 'X,' he claimed that the government admitted to notifying Pakistan at the start of the airstrike. Rahul questioned, "Who authorized this? As a result, how many aircraft did our Air Force lose?"

The Congress party also targeted the government over Jaishankar's statement. The party on X said, "The Modi government informed Pakistan before attacking terrorist hideouts. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar himself admitted this. This confession by the government is living proof of negligence towards the safety of our soldiers—a grave crime. The questions are: Why did the government share such sensitive and confidential information with Pakistan? Who permitted sharing this attack information with Pakistan? How many of our aircraft were lost due to this information?"

Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.

EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.

1. Who authorised it?
2. ?How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025

“It is being misrepresented as if it happened before the operation started. The facts are being completely distorted. Earlier, when the controversy arose, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) had also defended Jaishankar,the ministry clarified.

In the video, Jaishankar can be heard saying, "At the start of the operation, we sent a message to Pakistan stating that we are attacking the infrastructure of terrorism and not the military. Therefore, the (Pakistani) military had the option to do nothing and not interfere in this process. They decided not to take good advice."