Echoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday (April 6, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent over the threat by Pakistan’s Defence Minister to attack Kolkata.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had on Saturday (April 4, 2026) warned that his country would respond with a strike on Kolkata to any "future misadventures" by India.
‘If India tries to stage any false flag operation, we will take it to Kolkata,’ Khawaja Asif says
"If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it to Kolkata," Mr. Asif had said while speaking to reporters in Sialkot.
Addressing a rally in Siliguri, Abhishek Banerjee criticised PM Modi and his senior cabinet colleagues for their silence.
