Did the Congress lie about conducting 3 Surgical Strikes? This RTI certainly says it did

In a development that raises a number of questions over Congress party's attempts to politicise and play down significance of September 2016's Surgical Strike by Indian security forces on terror launch ps in Pakistan, an RTI response, details of which have been exclusively accessed by Republic TV's Jammu bureau chief Tejinder Singh Sodhi, has busted Rahul Gandhi-led party's claims.

In aftermath of strike, Congress party, via its media-in-charge Randeep Surjewala, h claimed that Surgical Strikes h been carried out under UPA rule as well.

"We are proud that even in past our forces have successfully conducted such surgical strikes on numerous occasions, particularly on September 1, 2011, July 28, 2013, and January 14, 2014, giving a befitting reply to enemy. In its maturity, wisdom and in interest of national security, Congress Government avoided making loud claims for effective response and action of Indian Army. t just Congress government, previous governments too h conducted surgical strikes", Surjewala h said while dressing a news briefing just a few days after operation.

w, however, in response to an RTI inquiry filed by Jammu-based activist Rohit Choudhary, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Indian Army has stated that surgical strikes took place before September 2016.

Here's what RTI sought to ascertain and DGMO's on record response:

RTI questions: 

1. How many surgical strikes were carried out from 2004-2014? (Provide me with year wise list with country name)

2. How many surgical strikes on Pakistan were done by Indian Army after September 2014 and how many of m were successful?

3. How many of our brave soldiers have lost ir lives in surgical strike?

On record response by DGMO:

a. Indian Army conducted Surgical Strikes along LC on September 29, 2016

b. Indian Soldiers lost his life during Surgical Strikes.

c. This section does t hold any data pertaining to Surgical Strikes if carried out before September 29, 2016.

Surgical Strikes h been carried out by Indian forces on September 29, 2016, eleven days after terrorist attack at Uri where 19 Jawans h been martyred by Pakistani terrorists. Pakistan's terror launchps were decimated in Surgical Strikes and significant casualties were inflicted. Pakistan, however, rejected tion that re h been any attack or any casualties. 

In April 2018, while dressing a mega interactive event in London, Prime Minister Narendra Modi h been asked about Surgical Strikes, and he took opportunity to deliver a loud and clear mess to Pakistan.

Here's what he said:

"When someone is sitting and running a terrorism industry and sits rey to attack India's incent citizens... Doesn't have strength to fight a war but kws how to attack when our back is turned... This is Modi. He kws how to answer m in ir own langu." ("Yeh Modi hai, usi bhasha mein jawab dena janta hai")

"Our jawaans were attacked as y slept in ir tents. Will anyone want that I stay quiet? Should bricks t be replied with stones? That's why we did Surgical Strikes. I am proud of my Army and my Jawans."

" plan that was formed, it was carried out 100% without a single mistake, and y returned before sunrise."

"And look at our largeheartedness. I said before India finds out, before media reaches, phone Pakistan's Army and tell m that we have done this, se bodies can be found re, if you have time go and retrieve m."

"From 11 am we were trying to call m, y were scared of coming to phone. I'd called media, our Army officers were re, re was confusion. But I said journalists should wait."

"At on, y came on phone. We spoke to m. Told m this has happened. And after that we told people of India that it was Indian Army's right to claim justice, and we did so."

"Terrorism exporters should kw that India has changed"

WATCH: PM Modi's Unprecedented Warning To Pakistan While Replying To A Question About Surgical Strikes

day after PM Modi spoke in London, in response, Pakistan continued its chare of denying that Surgical Strike took place.

It remains to be seen wher Congress accepts that it lied about conducting surgical strikes.