Congress attacks PM Modi for accepting Nawaz Sharif's invitation to visit Pak

The Congress party on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had accepted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif's invitation to visit Islamabad at a time when two security personnel attained martyrdom due to ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country.

"It is extremely regrettable that on July 8-9, when our two brave security personnel were martyred, Prime Minister Modi was shaking hands with Nawaz Sharif in Ufa. Even after these two brave soldiers were martyred, the Prime Minister expressed no condolence or message for them," Congress leader Ajoy Kumar said at a media briefing here.

"One one hand brave soldiers are dying and on the other hand, the Prime Minister has accepted Nawaz Sharif's invitation to visit Islamabad without taking the nation into confidence. It is very sad. The Congress party wants to ask the Prime Minister when the sacrifices of our brave soldiers will end?" he added.

One jawan was killed in the ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops on July 5 while a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed in a similar incident in Baramulla on July 9.