Kolkata sources stated that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government, accusing it of politicizing the armed forces and "using the dead bodies of fallen soldiers for politics." When addressing an event in Howrah, Banerjee said "Politics is being played over the dead bodies of fallen soldiers. They are showing missiles, bombs and guns and they say that who is not with Modi is Pakistani."
Banerjee said "As you (Modi) have done nothing in the last five years that is why you need to show missiles, bombs and dead bodies of jawans. Don't you feel ashamed that you are doing opportunistic politics over the dead bodies of jawans? We all stand by our armed forces, for our country, but we are not with the Modi regime”.
Banerjee told “We, as the Opposition, want to know the details of the air strike. Where were the bombs dropped? How many people died? I was reading the New York Times and Washington Post and they said that there were no casualties. Some media houses said one died. We want to know the details". Moreover she had also said that her party respected the armed forces and did not like sacrifices made by soldiers being politicized.
