 "Lalu Yadav slams BJP for taking credit for Sept 29 surgical strike")
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of taking undue credit for the September 29 surgical strikes that were carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC), adding that the focus should be on increasing the morale of the armed forces instead.
"Surgical strikes have happened before as it has happened now, and it will continue to happen in the future as well. We should encourage our army more, but why the BJP is taking credit for the surgical strike? The credit should go to our army" Yadav told the reporters at Patna.
The ruling dispensation has been on drawing widespread criticism from the opposition for "misusing" September 29 attacks to meet its political gains.
Leftist senior leader Sitaram Yechury said it was "despicable" to see an Indian Army operation being misused for political gains in rallies and on election posters of the BJP.
Congress leader Salman Khurshid on the other hand accused the incumbent regime of "trying to create an impression" that the UPA did nothing in its tenure.
Another Congress leader, Sanjay Nirupam stirred a controversy by calling the surgical strikes as "fake" and demanded proof from the government.