'Dear KCR garu, here is evidence of surgical strike…': Assam CM hits out at KCR

Hyderabad: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao after the latter asked the Central government to provide proof of surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army.

"Dear KCR garu, here is the videographic evidence of the surgical strike by our brave army. In spite of this you question the valor of our Armed forces and insult them. Why are you so desperate to attack and malign our Army? New India will not tolerate insults against our Army," tweeted Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Earlier on Sunday, KCR had said there was nothing wrong with Rahul Gandhi asking for proof of surgical strikes. "Even I can ask for proof," he had said and added that there's a "popular apprehension" of disturbances at the borders right before elections. "How can the BJP use the surgical strikes for political ends?" he had asked.

KCR had said the Army, and not the BJP, should be credited for carrying out surgical strikes in Pakistan in response to the Uri attack in 2016.

The Assam CM tweeted, "On the anniversary of the Pulwama attack -Opposition has chosen to insult our martyrs by again questioning the surgical strike KCR &Cong is in competition to prove their loyalty to the Gandhi family Our loyalty is with Bharat. Those questioning the armed forces won't be spared."