Congress to hold 'Jai Hind Sabhas' from May 20-30 to salute Armed Forces

The Congress on Thursday announced that it will hold Jai Hind Sabhas in 15 states between May 20 and 30 and raise questions on the governments handling of national security and its silence on the concerning involvement of the US in halting hostilities between India and PakistanThese meetings will see the involvement of army veterans party leaders and the general public Congress general secretaryincharge organisation K C Venugopal said in a post on XIndian National Congress will hold Jai Hind Sabhas across India to salute the supreme valour and success of our Armed Forces We also must raise serious questions on security lapses the Governments handling of national security and its silence on the concerning involvement of the US in our national security matters Venugopal saidIndian National Congress will hold lsquoJai Hind Sabhasrsquo across India to salute the supreme valour and success of our Armed Forces We also must raise serious questions on security lapses the Governmentrsquos handling of national security and its silence on the concerning involvementhellipmdash K C Venugopal kcvenugopalmp May 15 2025From May 2030 Jai Hind Sabhas will be held in Delhi Barmer Shimla Haldwani Patna Jabalpur Pune Goa Bengaluru Kochi Guwahati Kolkata Hyderabad Bhubaneswar amp Pathankot involving army veterans party leaders and the general public he saidThe announcement of the meetings timeline comes a day after the Congress announced its plan to hold rallies across the countryThe Congress has accused the BJP of politicising Operation Sindoor and said that it will take out rallies across the country to question the prime ministers silence on US President Donald Trumps claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and PakistanAddressing a joint press conference after a meeting attended by several Congress Working Committee CWC members and senior leaders on Wednesday Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh and party media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said the BJP was trying to make the military action a brand for itself when the operation belongs to the armed forces and the countryA CWC resolution was adopted at the meeting which said the attack in Pahalgam raises deeply troubling questions about an apparent intelligence failureDespite heightened tensions and known threats in the region the terrorists managed to execute a major attack claiming precious lives While we wait for an official assessment it is unfortunate that no accountability has yet been fixed the resolution saidThe terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack remain at large and the CWC demands their immediate apprehension and prosecution it saidThe government must explain how such a lapse was allowed to occur and why necessary preventive measures were not taken despite clear warnings it addedNational security cannot be managed through public relations exercises on television it demands professional rigour vigilance and institutional accountability the resolution statedIt said equally surprising was the abrupt end of Indias retaliatory action against Pakistan which has left behind a trail of unanswered questionsThe sudden halt without clarity or communication has led to speculation and concern across the country Adding to this is the deeply problematic statement by US President Donald Trump who was the first to claim that a ceasefire was brokered with the use of trade threats and pressure on India the resolution saidThe governments silence on this matter is inexplicable and unacceptable it saidWith inputs from AgenciesatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params