New Delhi, May 23 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday criticised Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft during the ongoing Operation Sindoor, calling his statements careless and damaging to the morale of the armed forces.

Addressing a news conference, Bhatia said, "When Operation Sindoor is going on, Rahul Gandhi is giving careless statements. He is asking how many IAF jets are down. On May 11, during a press briefing, Air Marshal Bharti said, 'We are in a combat scenario, it is not prudent for us to answer that question'... Rahul Gandhi seems to be busy in conversations with Pakistan on how to weaken Indian and the morale of the forces..."

He further added," Today...