Bengaluru, May 13 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the Indian armed forces deserved full recognition for the country's response to Pakistan and said that political parties should not stake a claim to the military's achievements. He also expressed disapproval of the Union government's approach to the ceasefire decision, stressing that the Centre should have sought broader political consensus before moving ahead.

Speaking to the media after his arrival in HD Kote near Mysuru on Monday, Siddaramaiah responded sharply to questions about the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) attempt to link itself to the armed response against Pakistan. "No political party can claim credit for the same," he said, asserting that it was the defence fo...