New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja has backed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's remarks questioning the loss of aircraft during Operation Sindoor, asserting that Prime Minister Modi and the Union government must answer several critical questions.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, Raja reiterated his party's call for a special Parliament session to discuss the matter, accusing the government of being reluctant to present all the facts and figures to the public.

'Rahul Gandhi asked this question; several critical questions need to be answered by PM Modi and the Union government. That is why our party, the Communist Party of India, has been demanding a special Parliament session. Why is the government reluctant to place all facts and figures on the floor of the Parliament?... Rahul Gandhi can raise several questions, I can raise several questions, and so can several other parties. How will they respond to all the questions unless the Parliament meets and discusses these issues with all seriousness,' D Raja said.

On Monday, Rahul Gandhi again questioned External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, accusing him of being silent about how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost during the operation. He said that the nation 'deserves the truth.'

'EAM Jaishankar's silence isn't just telling -- it's damning. So I'll ask again: How many Indian aircraft did we lose because Pakistan knew? This wasn't a lapse. It was a crime. And the nation deserves the truth,' Rahul Gandhi posted on X.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore endorsed his leader and said that the nation deserves the truth and Parliament deserves accountability.

Earlier, Rahul Gandhi in his post on X, alleged wrongdoing by the government, stating: 'Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that the GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?'

Calling this statement an 'utter misrepresentation of facts,' the Ministry of External Affairs had said that the EAM had stated that the government warned Pakistan at 'the early phase after Operation Sindoor's commencement' and not before it.

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead. As part of the operation, Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, eliminating over 100 terrorists linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. (ANI)