‘Blatant politicization of sacrifices by armed forces’: opposition parties

Opposition parties on Wednesday targeted the NDA government over what they called “blatant politicization” of sacrifices made by jawans. After a meeting where 21 opposition parties were present, a joint statement was read out stating that the ruling party is “politicizing the sacrifices by armed forces”. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who read the statement, also lauded the “actions taken by the Indian Air Force against the menace of terrorism”.