Had suggested to give free hand to armed forces after Pulwama:
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising the Pulwama terror attack, NCP chief Sharad Pawar Sunday said he had suggested to give "all powers" to armed forces to destroy terror camps in the all-party meeting held in Delhi on February 15.
Indian Air Force conducted air strikes on a terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan on February 26, twelve days after 40 CRPF jawans were killed in Pulwama in a suicide bomber attack.
Pawar further said the prime minister skipped the meeting and attended a political rally in Yavatmal in Maharashtra.
"While the border in Kashmir was being targeted, they (government) remained a spectator. However, later, the PM spoke about the 56 inch chest in Yavatmal, What was that 56 inch chest doing in Yavatmal?" Pawar asked.
He alleged that the PM was politicising the Pulwama terror attack.
Pawar was addressing NCP workers at Chakan industrial town in Pune district, where he kicked off the campaign for party's candidate in Shirur Lok Sabbha ...