Mallikarjun Kharge launches scathing attack on Modi Government over national security issues
New Delhi: Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, has criticized the Modi government for what he describes as a lack of attention to national security concerns.
In a recent post on X, Kharge raised several issues regarding India's security situation.
Kharge in his post claimed that China has built and operationalized a bridge connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Lake, potentially enhancing its strategic dominance near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Additionally, he alleged that China has begun constructing a new village along the LAC in the Demchok sector, which, along with Depsang, remains a point of contention following the Galwan clashes.
On the matter of Pakistan, Kharge said that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office, there have been 25 terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly affecting the Jammu region. These attacks have resulted in the deaths of 15 soldiers and injuries to 27 others.
He also noted a troubling spread of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism into three new districts—Doda, Kathua, and Reasi—and observed that civilian casualties in these incidents are at their highest in two decades.
Kharge argued that these issues are of utmost seriousness and require a unified and collective approach.
He criticized the Modi government for allegedly failing to keep Parliament informed and for focusing on what he perceives as false bravado and hollow propaganda, rather than addressing India's strategic interests.
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Two injuries, one DNF, a DQ as India end messy World Relays campaign
Gaborone (Botswana) (PTI): Amoj Jacob and Ragul Kumar got injured during the men's 4x400m and 4x100 races respectively as India ended their World Athletics Relays campaign in disappointment on the second day of competitions here on Sunday.
The Indian camp had high hopes of making the 2027 World Championships in the men's 4x400m relay but the team did not finish (DNF) the race as Jacob suffered cramps and pulled out of the race after taking the baton from the first leg runner Dharamveer Choudhary. Rajesh Ramesh and Vishal TK were to run in the third and fourth legs.
Those teams which could not qualify for the 2027 Beijing World Championships by reaching the final round of each of the six relay events on Saturday were given another chance in the second qualification round on Sunday.
The top two teams in each of the two heats (in all six relay events) booked the Beijing ticket on Sunday.
India will now have to try and qualify for the World Championships through the Top Lists of the World Athletics, which is a long and tedious process.
In the men's 4x100m race, third leg runner Ragul Kumar fell down the track after failing to hand over the baton inside the exchange zone to fourth leg runner Gurindervir Singh, which clearly showed the lack of coordination among the runners.
Harsh Santosh Raut and Animesh Kujur ran the first two legs.
The Indian quartet was disqualified and Kumar was seen being taken away from the Field of Play with the help of the volunteers.
It was a comedy of errors in the case of the women's 4x100m race, which saw the baton being dropped during an exchange between first leg runner Tamanna and second runner Nithya Gandhe, though the Indians finished the race in 53.09 seconds.
Gandhe started running quite a distance, but after realising that the baton was not in her hand, she turned and ran back to pick it up.
The only silver-lining for the Indian contingent was the national record time in the mixed 4x100m relay race, though the quartet of Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha SS finished sixth in heat number two with a time of 41.35 seconds, bettering the previous national mark of 42.30 seconds set in March in Chandigarh.
The mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Theerthesh P Shetty, Kumari Saloni, Nihal William and Rashdeep Kaur ended at fifth in heat number one with a time of 3 minutes and 19.40 seconds.
On Saturday, all the five Indian relay teams had failed to make it to the respective final rounds and thus missed out on the 2027 World Championships berths.
