10 Yrs Since 26/11: PM Says Cong in Power During Mumbai Attacks

Invoking the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday criticised the Congress for teaching "patriotism" to opposition parties then and now, and asking the NDA government to provide proof for the 2016 surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

"Today is November 26... There were Congress governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra and 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai... terrorists killed people and security forces of our country.”

“I want to ask them and Congress that 10-years ago such a big terror attack happened, whole world was shocked and Congress was playing a trick to win the elections from that," Modi during an election rally in Rajasthan.

Modi also attacked Congress for preaching patriotism in 2008 but questioning the BJP on surgical strikes. "The same Congress at that time used to preach patriotism. And when our country's forces did surgical strike in Pakistan, when they took revenge, Congress asked for the evidence and demanded to show the video of the surgical strike," he said.

Maharashtra Information Centre on Monday paid tribute to martyred police officers while releasing the list of cops who had lost their lives in the deadly Mumbai attacks on 26 November 2008.

“We salute our real Heroes, who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation,” the government body said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday paid tribute to martyred police and security forces on the ten-year anniversary of the deadly attacks in Mumbai, calling it as “one of the saddest days” in the history of India.

“The day marks as one of the saddest days in our history but strengthens our resolve to stand resolute and united against terrorism,” Jaitley wrote in a post published on Twitter.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday welcomed the statement made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which the US called upon countries – “particularly Pakistan” – to uphold their UN Security Council obligations.

“We call upon countries particularly Pakistan to uphold their UN Security Council obligations to implement sanctions against the terrorists responsible for this atrocity, including LeT and its affiliates,” the US statement read.

The MEA, in its response to the US, said: “We welcome the statement issued today by the United States calling on Pakistan to uphold their UN Security Council obligations to implement sanctions against terrorists responsible for 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliates.”

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday, 26 November, paid tribute to victims of the terrible Mumbai terror attacks that took place a decade ago, saying “India will defeat terrorism.”

“My tributes to the victims and brave martyrs of the dastardly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its 10th Anniversary. We will continue to seek justice for their families and friends,” Swaraj said.