Flag Wars: Tiranga Yatras Spark Political Firestorm; BJP, Congress Trade Barbs

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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 19:41 IST

Tiranga Yatras by the BJP and Congress trigger a warfare of words, adjacent arsenic some parties explicit solidarity with the equipped forces

Tiranga Yatra to honour Indian subject (AP Image)

Following the flag-off of its nationwide Tiranga Yatra — positioned arsenic an apolitical amusement of solidarity with the equipped forces — the governmental conflict implicit patriotism has flared up erstwhile again.

The BJP’s 11-day Tiranga Yatra, underway from 13 to 23 May, is being projected arsenic a tribute to the equipped forces’ valour during Operation Sindoor — launched successful effect to the Pahalgam panic attack. “There volition beryllium nary enactment symbols — lone the nationalist flag," said Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra successful Shivamogga. The BJP has called connected ex-servicemen, their families, farmers, doctors, and citizens to articulation the yatra. The enactment said that Operation Sindoor was a stunning success, and the Indian Army deserves each citizen’s salute.

“The Tiranga Yatra is our look of solidarity, love, and heavy respect for the Indian equipped forces," BJP spokesperson N Ravi Kumar told News18. “They person taught Pakistan a hard acquisition with their tactical brilliance and surgical strikes, portion keeping each Indian harmless astatine home. The connection is wide — if adjacent a azygous Indian is harmed, if adjacent a azygous streak of sindoor is wiped away, India volition not spare its enemies. The Tiranga Yatra is simply a tribute to their valour, a declaration that each Indian stands with them, and a reminder of however PM Modi has taught panic nations a acquisition they volition ne'er forget."

Ravi Kumar said, “The Tiranga unites the state and its people. It has made Pakistan fearfulness the spot of India and its forces. It has shown that if anyone dares laic a digit connected an Indian oregon inflicts harm, a swift and almighty effect volition follow. The Tiranga represents the tone of retribution for those who tried to erase the sindoor from our women’s foreheads. It stands gangly supra america each — arsenic the embodiment of our strength, our protection, and our unwavering truth."

However, the Congress, which conducted a akin Jai Hind Tiranga Yatra connected May 9, isn’t buying the BJP’s spin. Its leaders importune the contented isn’t astir who marches with the flag, but what lies beneath the government’s silence. “Everyone, including Opposition parties and each national of India, is down the Prime Minister’s determination and his strategy to combat terror," said Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge.

“But the BJP should besides beryllium held accountable. They should laic it retired to the radical — however did the ceasefire happen? Why is United States President Trump taking credit? Why couldn’t the authorities halt the IMF from releasing funds to Pakistan during an progressive conflict? Was the ceasefire dictated by economical reasons? Are we good with being equated to a panic state?" Kharge asked.

Calling the Tiranga Yatra different accidental for “chest-thumping," the Congress said, “This Tiranga authorities — it’s conscionable a distraction. The existent questions stay unanswered."

Kharge called for transparency done what helium termed the “PPP model" — Parliament, Party meeting, and Press. “Deploy the PPP exemplary — clasp an all-party meeting, convene Parliament, and little the press. Tell america what happened and what the presumption of the ceasefire are. Call a peculiar league of Parliament. Let determination beryllium a due discussion. Lay everything out. We’re each with the Prime Minister if helium takes a decisive basal — but we request to cognize what that basal is," helium said. “We’re not the ones astatine the helm of affairs. You are!"

“The BJP Yatra is conscionable different effort to gloss implicit the Prime Minister’s failures — peculiarly connected the diplomatic front," Kharge added.

“There are 5 cardinal points radical request to understand. One, the quality agencies failed to observe the Pahalgam attack. Two, the attackers came, opened occurrence astatine will, and nary 1 knows whether they returned oregon are inactive wrong our territory. Three, the authorities failed to artifact IMF backing to Pakistan. Four, determination is nary clarity — has India’s overseas diplomacy been outsourced to the President...