Salman Khurshid's dig at those calculating political allegiances

Congress leader Salman Khurshid has slammed critics, including those from his party, questioning opposition MPs' participation in Op Sindoor missions.Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, he explained his X post was meant to call out people who "are not very encouraging when you want to do something for the nation"."People keep saying, 'what are you doing in a delegation where there are people from the BJP'. What we are doing is what is needed for the country. No matter which party you are from, today what is needed is a single voice to speak for the nation... the question is to be asked of those saying these things I believe are not very encouraging when you want to do something for the nation." Khurshid is a part of one of the all-party delegations conveying the government's anti-terrorism message, 

#WATCH | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Member of all-party delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, Congress leader Salman Khurshid says, "...People are saying, he (Salman Khurshid) is supporting so and so and he is not supporting so and so; they are supporting Government etc. Have… pic.twitter.com/qh9ChLyMeF

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Interestingly, Khurshid's tweet also came days after his party colleague Jairam Ramesh made a controversial remark over the all-party delegations, saying that the "terrorists were roaming and MPs were also roaming". His remarks drew the ire of the BJP, which called the Congress leader's remarks "atrocious".