Overview

• Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain announced a formal complaint accusing Pathania of calling IAF personnel “incompetent” and “sleeping” during Operation Sindoor.
• Pathania denies insulting the armed forces and says the nine-second clip was morphed, prompting him to file an FIR against those behind its circulation.
• Sat Pal Sharma, BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir chief, defended Pathania and insisted the FIR’s findings must guide any further action.
• Indian Youth Congress and NSUI activists burned effigies of the MLA in New Delhi and demanded his dismissal and treason charges.
• The controversy follows Pathania’s opposition to IAF land acquisition in Udhampur, where locals allege they were denied compensation.