Ready to Believe Govt on Air Strikes But Who Put Number of Casualties at 300, Asks Chidambaram news18.com

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday hit out at the Centre over the air strikes by the Indian Air Force in Pakistan’s Balakot, saying if the government wanted the world to believe the operation on terror camps, it should not indulge in “Opposition bashing”. Taking to Twitter, Chidambaram said if the IAF Vice Air Marshal declined to comment on casualties in the air strikes and the MEA statement said there were no civilian or military casualties, then “who put out the number of casualties as 300-350”. Chidambaram also said Congress president Rahul Gandhi was the first to salute the Indian Air Force for its splendid achievement. “Why has Mr Modi forgotten that?” he asked.