Former Indian Home Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has stated there is no concrete evidence linking Pakistan to the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam. He asserted that the attackers were Indian nationals and not foreigners.
Criticizing the Modi-led government, Chidambaram questioned the basis for attributing the attack to Pakistan. “Have the attackers been identified as Pakistanis?” he asked, adding that the militants were reportedly trained within India and were not foreign operatives.
Chidambaram highlighted the lack of information surrounding the operation, demanding to know why the attackers have not been identified or arrested.
He also raised doubts about recent arrests related to the incident. “You say two or three people who sheltered the attackers were caught. Then what? What happened after that?” he questioned. Accusing the government of withholding facts, he said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has not released any progress report. “We don’t know who the attackers were, where they came from, or what evidence exists,” he said.
Chidambaram warned against prematurely blaming Pakistan and suggested that the attackers could be homegrown terrorists. He urged the government to base its accusations on verified facts.
Additionally, Chidambaram voiced concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He criticized the Indian government for failing to condemn the ongoing suffering of civilians. In a social media post, he described the severe conditions, stating, “Children in Gaza are dying of hunger. Women and innocent people are being killed daily.”
Quoting UN data, he highlighted that over a thousand Palestinians have died while attempting to get food. “The world is silent. When it wakes up, it will be too late,” he remarked.
Pakistan has officially condemned the Pahalgam attack, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offering full cooperation to India in the investigation. However, India reportedly declined the offer.
Chidambaram’s remarks have sparked a major political controversy, as debates continue over the transparency of government actions, foreign relations, and the true origins of the Pahalgam attack.
