The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday intensified its attack on the Congress over former home minister P. Chidambaram’s recent remark that India chose not to respond to Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks following intervention from foreign countries.

BJP MP Sambit Patra said then UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi made India bow down and gave shelter to Pakistan.

"It was Sonia Gandhi's dictation that we shouldn't act against Pakistan. She made India bow down and gave shelter to Pakistan," Patra told news agency ANI. He also accused the opposition party of being influenced by foreign powers.

#WATCH | Bhubaneswar | On former Union Minister P Chidambaram citing foreign pressure behind India's lack of retaliation against Pakistan after 26/11 attacks, BJP MP Sambit Patra says, "It was

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