Congress Issues Gag Order After Controversial Remarks on Pahalgam Attack Spark Backlash:

Suspense crime, Digital Desk : The Congress Party went into damage control after severe backlash from other opposition parties and the ruling BJP after leaders made some controversial remarks. The controversial statements along with a tweet from their official X (formerly Twitter) account) brought a lot of criticism.

Guidelines issued, asks for limitations to communication

In an attempt to nullify the damage coming from backlash, the party general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal sent out a circular the other night instructing congress representatives to stick to the party stand and ‘opt in to the Party Council of Congress Update on Policy Guidelines of the CWC on April 24, 2025: Post Pahalgam Terror Incident.'

All Congress party leaders and functionaries are directed to adhere strictly to the official CWC resolution on the Pahalgam attack passed on April 24, 2025 pic.twitter.com/u0GIc3QhTl
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) April 29, 2025

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The circular added:

“At this critical juncture, the Indian National Congress needs to demonstrate unity, maturity, and responsibility; the virtues that have been a hallmark to its legacy.”

It further underscored that under no circumstance should the communication regarding the terror attack be publicly referred to other than on the resolution.

Internal Dissent and Continued Criticism Spark Tensions

Regardless of that in Congress the burden of questioning the response given by the Prime Minister on the matter of the attack continued to circulate. Senior leader Jairam Ramesh while posing the query about the PM’s “absence” was noted to be in support of government counter-terrorist actions, adding some level of support posture.

The additional remarks made by the Karnataka Minister concerning the now-deleted Gayab post on X added fire to the criticism, as he also seemed to join in on the conversation about the Prime Minister's presence post the attack.

Opposition Leaders Join in Criticism

The remarks also invited attacks away from the BJP. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati registered their displeasure directing Congress leaders on abusing a national calamity by blaming Congress leaders.