‘Were you uprooting terrorists or trees?’ Sidhu on air strikes

Chandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Congress party minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday urged the BJP-led Central government to stop politicising the army for the ruling party’s political ends and questioned the Centre over the damage inflicted on the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Pakistan.

In a series of tweets, the Punjab minister questioned the Centre’s motives in the actions involving the neighbouring nation and asked: “Were you uprooting terrorists or trees?’

300 terrorist dead, Yes or No?

What was the purpose then? Were you uprooting terrorist or trees? Was it an election gimmick?

Deceit possesses our land in guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

Stop politicising the army, it is as sacred as the state.

ऊंची दुकान फीका पकवान| pic.twitter.com/HiPILADIuW

— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 4, 2019

“Stop politicising the army for your political motives. Army is as sacred as the state! Stop deflecting the real issues, they will come back to haunt you. Job loss; Black money; 1708 terrorist acts; NPAs; Farmer Suicides.

“All this gone, because your ‘so-called’ propaganda war is on..”, tweeted the Local Bodies Minister.

Stop politicising the army for your political motives

Army is as sacred as the state!

Stop deflecting the real issues, they will come back to haunt you

Job loss
Black money
1708 terrorist acts
NPAs
Farmer Suicides

All this gone, because your ‘so-called’ propaganda war is on.. pic.twitter.com/T8gnoZVPkl

— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 4, 2019

On the controversy raging over the damage inflicted on the JeM terror camp in Balakot, the former Indian cricketer, who is known for his proximity to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, said in another tweet : “300 terrorists dead, Yes or No?”

“What was the purpose then? Were you uprooting terrorists or trees? Was it an election gimmick? Deceit possesses our land in guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”

Sidhu was referring to the statement by Union Minister S.S. Ahluwalia that the strikes were meant to send out a message and not to kill.

IANS