VK Singh | Photo Credit: ANI

New Delhi: Slamming the opposition parties for questioning Balakot air strikes Union Minister VK Singh sparked row saying that “next time India conducts such operations; the opposition leaders who question them should be tied to the plane and taken to the attack site.” The former COAS of the Indian Army further said that it will be easier for leaders to see the target when the bomb is fired and added that they can be left there so as to count the bodies and come back.

Attacking the opposition he also said that it's hard to understand their mentality. “They know what action has been taken and are now asking for evidence. They could have gone and seen it,” ANI quoted Singh as saying.

Speaking about his earlier tweet when he gave the mosquito analogy Singh told ANI: “Do you count things? Bombs were exploded. Buildings were hit and will people not be killed after an explosion of a 1,000-kg bomb?”

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The IAF carried out the air strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp at Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during early hours on February 26 in response against JeM's ghastly attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama district which led to the death of 40 jawans.

Addressing the press conference after the raid, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had said that the IAF fighters hit the largest terrorist camp of JeM in Balakot during which a large number of terrorists, trainers, and senior commanders were eliminated.

Later, IAF Chief BS Dhanoa said that fighter pilots had hit the target effectively and added that he would not be able to give the number of casualties as it’s the job of the government to issue clarifications.