Jammu, May 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir Congress Chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday raised strong objections over the alleged politicisation of Operation Sindoor by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while also commenting on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's outreach visit to the border district of Poonch.

Speaking to ANI, Karra took a jibe at the BJP and questioned the use of the operation's name in political programmes.

"My question is: Was Operation Sindoor a BJP operation or an operation by the armed forces? If it was the BJP's operation, then fine, justify using the name. But if it was a forces-led operation, then why is the BJP printing schedules for 'Operation Sindhoor' on their party letterhead, announcing district-wise rallies?" he as...