New Delhi, July 28 -- BJP MP Santosh Pandey from Rajnandgaon on Monday strongly criticised senior Congress leader P Chidambaram over his comment that there is "no proof" that the Pahalgam attackers came from Pakistan and compared him to an owl that sees only in the dark, implying that the former Home Minister is blind to the reality of cross-border terrorism.

"Just like an owl can see only in the darkness of night but is blind in daylight, Chidambaram is the same way," Pandey told reporters, taking a swipe at the Congress veteran's political judgment and stance on cross-border terrorism.

His comments come in the wake of a political storm over statements made by Chidambaram ahead of a discussion in Parliament on Operation Sindoor--India'...