Published 09:51 IST, March 5th 2019

"You went to London for evidence against EVMs, will you please also go to Balakot to check?", Col Rajyavardhan Rathore takes on Kapil Sibal for questioning IAF strike' efficacy

A day after Kapil Sibal sought proof of Indian Air Force's strike that destroyed the biggest camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan and accused PM Modi of politicising the issue, Union Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has questioned the Congress leader.

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A day after Kapil Sibal sought proof of Indian Air Force's strike that destroyed biggest camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan and accused PM Modi of politicising issue, Union Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has questioned Congress leader wher he will go to Balakot to conduct inquire just like he went to London to find evidence against EVM's.

Taking to Twitter, Minister of Information and Broadcasting put out a series of questions to Mr Sibal:

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  • You believe international media over own Intelligence ncies?
  • You seem happy when media quoted by you says “ losses in strike”?
  • You went to London to find evidence against EVMs, will you please also go to Balakot to check? 

Read: Foreign Media More Sacrosanct Than IAF For Congress? Kapil Sibal Mounts ' Proof' Attack As Politics Picks Up

Earlier on Monday, Kapil Sibal had tweeted: "Modi ji must answer as international media like New York Times, Washington Post, London-based Jane Information group, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Reuters, are reporting that re is proof of militant losses at Balakot in Pakistan. You are guilty of politicising terror".

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His statement came after Congress' Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said that Centre should provide evidence of Indian Air Force’s strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot on February 26. Mr Singh had drawn a parallel with US' operation in Pakistan to kill Osama Bin laden.

questions from Congress came despite Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor's statement where he said:

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"re is fairly credible evidence with us which proves that re was dam to camps. Weapons hit intended target and that y caused dam that was intended."

Air Vice Marshal had added:

"Whatever we intended to destroy we have got effect that we desired. We have evidence to show that whatever we wanted to do and targets we wanted to destroy, we have done that. decision to show evidence is on senior leadership."

09:51 IST, March 5th 2019