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Sonia Gandhi cried for terrorists, alleges Shah; Priyanka Gandhi fact-checks  
Both were speaking in the Lok Sabha

Sonia Gandhi cried for terrorists, alleges Shah; Priyanka Gandhi fact-checks  

Jul 29, 2025
04:20 pm

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Congress party in his Lok Sabha speech on Tuesday, accusing the party of having a soft approach to terrorism, citing the 2008 Batla House encounter. "I was having breakfast when I saw Salman Khurshid crying. I thought something serious...happened. [But] He said Sonia Gandhi cried for Batla House terrorists." "If she had to cry, she should've cried for Mohan Sharma (police officer killed by the terrorists) instead," Shah said.

Counterattack

'My mother's tears were not for terrorists'

In response, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of weaponizing grief to avoid accountability for its own security lapses. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the debate on Op Sindoor, the Wayanad MP said, "My mother's tears were not for terrorists, they fell when my father was killed by them. Today, when I talk about the 26 people killed in Pahalgam, it's because I know the pain."

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Shah attacks Sonia

Security concerns

Vadra raises questions about intelligence failure

Vadra also raised questions about the intelligence failure that led to the Pahalgam attack. She asked why no security was provided at a popular tourist destination. "The defence minister spoke for an hour... but one subject was skipped. How did this attack happen? Why did it happen?" she asked, highlighting lapses in security and preparedness. "Why wasn't a single soldier deployed? Did the government not know 1,000-1,500 people went there daily? These people went trusting the government," she said.