Public will give proof of surgical strike to CM Revant Reddy on results day, June 4: G Kishan Reddy

Reddy condemned Revanth Reddy's demand for proof of the surgical strike, citing previous instances where Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, made similar requests.

"A very wrong statement has been made by Revanth Reddy. He is asking for proof of the surgical strike. They have done this earlier also. Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi asked for proof, The sacrifices and dedication of our armed forces, the integrity of our nation, and the security measures in place are evidently clear. The public will give the proof to them on June 4," Reddy said while speaking to ANI.

Meanwhile, BJP leader Prakash Reddy said that the remarks of the Telangana Chief Minister are against the "national interest."

"These are irresponsible statements and against the national interest. His statement on IB and R&AW and any other intelligence agency demoralises them. When you are talking about surgical strikes or Pulwama incidents, the IB or R&AW alone are not responsible. Even though those agencies are actively working, sometimes it happens...It's unfortunate. It is an irresponsible statement that demoralises intelligence activities. The Congress party changed its colours many a time just for the sake of votes and people know about your political ambition very well," he said.

Laying the blame on the BJP-led NDA at the Centre for 'failing' to prevent the Pulwama attack, the Telangana CM said, "For Modi, everything is political. Everything is about winning elections. His way of thinking is not good for the country. The time has come for the country to be rid of Modi and the BJP. Ask them anything and they will respond with 'Jai Shri Ram' (glory to Lord Ram). They failed to prevent the Pulwama attack. What was the IB doing? What was our intelligence network doing?"

Claiming that PM Modi tried to derive political and electoral benefits from the Pulwama attack and the retaliatory action by the Indian Air Force (IAF), Reddy said, "Modi-ji attempted to extract political and electoral benefits from the airstrikes after the Pulwama incident. I want to ask him: What were you doing? Why did you let it happen? What did you do to boost the country's internal security? Why did you not take the help of the agencies at your disposal such as the IB and R&AW? It was your failure. Nobody knows for sure if the airstrike, as was claimed, took place. If the responsibility of ensuring the country's internal security was with us, we wouldn't have left it in anyone's hands."

The Pulwana attack occurred on February 14, 2019, after a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus.Striking back on February 26, 2019, IAF fighters targeted an advanced terror training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. (ANI)