Opposition parties' statements on IAF Balakot strike hurt India: Jaitley

Pakistan cheering Opposition parties' comments; Manmohan Singh's comment 'highly objectionable', says Jaitley.

Opposition parties' comments on the Indian Air Force's (IAF) attacks on a terrorist group’s camp have made Pakistan "smile", said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, adding that former prime minister Manmohan Singh's statement was "highly objectionable".

Jaitley’s made the comments in a Facebook post on Sunday, reacting after 21 opposition parties led by the Congress on February 27 issued a joint statement accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising the terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, and IAF’s strike against Jaish-e-Muhammad in Pakistan’s Balakot.

"Statements made by opposition parties (after IAF's counter terror operation in Balakot) hurt India's national interest.