Lucknow, July 30 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai has launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of failing to prevent major terrorist attacks and succumbing to foreign pressure on matters of national security.

In a recent interaction with the media, Rai questioned the government's inability to avert terror attacks such as the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight, the Pulwama attack, the Pahalgam tragedy, and the Parliament attack, all of which, he claimed, occurred under BJP rule.

"If the BJP is as capable as it claims, then why did it fail to prevent these incidents?" Rai asked. "The government even released terrorist Masood Azhar after treating him to biryani. This is something the nation m...