Veteran Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has given a controversial statement regarding Operation Sindoor, after which a political storm has arisen. He has said that India had to face a crushing defeat on the very first day of Operation Sindoor. The Indian Air Force came to a complete standstill. Bharatiya Janata Party is enraged by his statement. BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala said that insulting the army is the identity of Congress.

What did Congress leader Chavan say?
The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra has said that the clash lasted for about half an hour on May 7. The Indian side suffered huge losses in this, whether people believe it or not. He even claimed that Indian fighter planes were shot down during this period. Not a single Air Force plane could take off.

He said that the entire truth of Operation Sindoor has not been brought before the country. Loss in war is normal. The government is hiding some facts. Where there has been a strategic mistake at the army level, it has been accepted. The government is not allowing the truth to come out.

‘Foreign media said more loss for India’

Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Chavan did not stop here, he said that the foreign media is talking about greater loss to India. Pakistan’s military strength has increased because of China. As soon as any Indian plane takes off, China gets information about it. China passes this information to Pakistan, due to which India’s surprise element is lost.

Chavan also gave his statement on ceasefire. He said that the ceasefire was done under the pressure of former US President Donald Trump. The Prime Minister is not accepting this.

BJP’s counterattack?
BJP has also attacked Congress on this entire statement. BJP has said that the Congress party hates the Indian Armed Forces. He is trying to demoralize the army.

What happened in Operation Sindoor?
Actually, 26 people were killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. In response to this, Operation Sindoor was launched by India to destroy the hideouts of terrorists. In this attack, the bases of terrorist organizations like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba were targeted in PoK. More than 100 terrorists were killed in this.

After Mumbai in Maharashtra, now Metro is coming in Thane district. Shiv Sena chief and deputy CM Eknath Shinde has informed that the trial run of the metro will be held in September and this year the journey of the metro will also start to the general public. Not only this, Eknath Shinde targeted former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and said that some people showed the dream of metro to Thane dwellers, but did not fulfill.

Eknath Shinde said that the dream remained only a dream. The ground could never be done at the ground level, but now the dream of metro service in Thane is going to be a reality soon. Trial runs will be completed by September and metro services will be started from December.

Eknath Shinde said, “The people of Thane had been waiting for the metro service for a long time. Now this wait is going to end. In December, the doors of the metro will open for the passengers. This will not only reduce traffic problem, but people will also get comfortable and safe travel experience.”

Eknath Shinde targeted opposition

Eknath Shinde also targeted Congress and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. He said that the previous government had claimed to bring the metro, but the people of Thane did not get any facility. “When we and our MLAs demonstrated, the metro work started here. The opposition only showed dreams, but today the metro is going to be really going to be found.”

‘Construction on war footing’

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the metro construction work is moving fast. He said that it is our endeavor to successfully complete the trial run in September and start service in December. For this, all agencies are working on a war footing.

Inauguration of internal metro network

Shinde also informed that the initial work of Thane’s internal metro network has also started. This network will provide integrated transport system to passengers by connecting with main metro lines. This will increase the convenience of movement in different areas of Thane and the traffic pressure of the city will be reduced to a great extent.

Big step towards the development of the city

Experts believe that with the introduction of metro service, the real estate market in Thane will also get a boost and the connectivity of the city will be better than other parts of Mumbai. Along with this, it will also help in saving time, reduction in traffic jams and reducing pollution. It is expected that after the success of the trial run, passengers will get the facility of metro from December, which will prove to be a big milestone for the development of Thane.

Maharashtra Merger Buzz: Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray are going to be seen on a platform in Maharashtra. Both brothers can also have further alliance. In such a situation, there is a big question that what will be the stand of Congress.

Congress, Shiv Sena UBT and Sharad Pawar’s party NCP SP is still in MVA. All three party assembly and Lok Sabha elections have been contested together. The discussion is also about NCP (SP). NCP SP and Ajit Pawar’s party NCP may be merged.

Amidst these speculation, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said that the Congress will only discuss the affairs of alliance with Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar of NCP (SP) and will leave the decision on sub-alliance.

… then it will be difficult to continue the alliance- Chavan

At the same time, Chavan made it clear that if the NCP merges and if that party goes with the NDA, it will be difficult for the Congress to continue an alliance with him in Maharashtra.

In an interview to PTI, Prithviraj Chavan termed the matter of coming with Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray as a family matter. If we go to the alliance (in local body elections), we will distribute seats with the leaders of coalition partners. Now, with whom they do sub-alliance, this is completely their position.

What did Congress say on Raj Thackeray?

Prithviraj Chavan said, “If a person is completely against the values ​​of Congress, we will raise some objections; Otherwise, this is an internal family matter and how they adjust the seats if we go with the alliance (in local body elections). ”

When asked about Raj Thackeray, Chavan said, “Our experience is that he is a senior leader in Maharashtra politics. They pull the crowd; whenever they hold a public meeting, there is a huge crowd. But it does not convert to votes and that is why they have no attendance in the present Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.”

Prithviraj Chavan on Donald Trump and Asim Munir: The lunch meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir across the seven seas has erupted in India. Senior Congress leader of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan has reacted to the meeting. He has called it very serious and shocking.

US broke its 250 year old tradition- Prithviraj Chavan

He said in a statement to IANS, “The question is that the President of the US has broken the protocol of 250 years of the history of America. An officer who is neither head of a government nor is the head of the nation. He is a government officer whether he is an officer -chief, he was invited for the lunch meeting. This is the biggest thing which is not the first thing to say according to the media. The Pakistani generals were called by the President of America, which is a sheer. “

The Congress leader said, “Till now only three Pakistani generals had met American presidents, but at that time they were the real ruler of the country and captured power but in this case there is such a condition that there is the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President, and he is an army chief, but President Trump has not met the Prime Minister, then it has a lot of meaning.”

Mumbai, Maharashtra: on the Lunch Meeting Between Us President Donald Trump and Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, Congress Leader Prithviraj Chavan Says, “This is an extrameptic matter President has broken a 250-yar-old american protocol. pic.twitter.com/npjk8owuvk

– IANS (@ians_india) June 20, 2025

Prithviraj Chavan told what could be the reason for the meeting?

Chavan also commented on the political situation in Pakistan. He said, “The process of change of power in Pakistan is now going to happen now. It is clear from this move of the US President that if someone has to talk to anyone in Pakistan, he is the field marshal Asim Munir. America has given Munir the status of Munir in one stroke, it simply means that the real power is now with the army.”

Further, he said, “The US President has shifted the Prime Minister of Pakistan. This is because the US wants to speed up the change of power in Pakistan. Secondly, the Iran can demand a military hideout from Pakistan in the Iranyal War. Thirdly, it may be that a Pakistani leader has said that if Izrail uses the nuclear on Iran, then Pakistan will also take action, after which Pakistan will also take action, which Pakistan has also taken action, which will also take action on the eer This can also be a topic of discussion between US Pakistan. “