Patna, Aug. 3 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday came down heavily on the Congress-led opposition for "raising questions" about Operation Sindoor instead of paying tributes to the valour displayed by our armed forces.

Addressing a function organised by a media house here, the former BJP president also alleged that the Congress had been "soft" on insurgency while in power, and tried to "frame innocent people" by spinning the theory of "saffron terror" because of "vote bank" considerations.

"Recently, we had discussions in both Houses of Parliament on Operation Sindoor. Both debates lasted for 16 hours each. The opposition, which had started on a belligerent note, was left dumbstruck," Singh claimed.

Singh said it is "regretta...