Hyderabad, May 19 -- A political controversy has erupted over Indian Railways tickets featuring 'Operation Sindoor' and a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the Congress accusing the BJP-led Union government of exploiting the military operation for political gain ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.

The advertisement on the tickets features Modi with a slogan: "Operation Sindoor ne aatank ke khilaf ladai me ek nayi lakeer kheech di hai, ek naya paimana, new normal taye kar diya hai (Operation Sindoor has drawn a new line in the fight against terror. a new benchmark, a new normal has been set)."

Another line in saffron reads, "Five years of a government committed to ending terrorism and extremism," linking military action...