Pakistan, July 29 -- Indian opposition MP Amrinder Singh shocked the Lok Sabha this week by publicly confirming that a Rafale fighter jet was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force during recent cross-border hostilities - a claim the Indian government has so far avoided addressing.

Singh, a senior leader from the Congress party and former Chief Minister of Punjab, presented what he described as "undeniable proof" of the incident. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, he said, "I saw the wreckage myself near Bhisiana Air Force Station in Bathinda, Punjab. The aircraft's tail clearly showed the code BS-001 - a Rafale jet."

He shared several photographs with fellow lawmakers, showing debris marked with the serial number and scattered parts bel...