East Champaran, May 31 -- Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor openly questioned the Indian government's decision to agree to a cessation of hostilities with Pakistan, suggesting it may have been a missed opportunity for the Indian Army to push its advantage further.

He said that Pakistan initiated the cessation, indicating that Pakistan was under pressure and fearful of defeat.

"I'm thinking, if Pakistan wanted a ceasefire, that means our army was doing a good job, we were defeating Pakistan. It must have been out of fear that Pakistan wanted a ceasefire. So if Pakistan wanted a ceasefire, why did we agree to it? The Army should have let it go on for two more days," he said during a press conference in East Champaran on Saturday.

He als...