Claim
It was Congress leaders like Saifuddin Soz and Mani Shankar Aiyar — not BJP leaders — who wrote the pro-Pakistan letter, yet the BJP is being blamed.
“अजय वर्मा बीजेपी के नेता चिट्ठी लिखते तो मैं मान लेता कांग्रेस के नेता चिट्ठी लिख रहे हैं दोष बीजेपी का सैफुद्दीन सोज मणिशंकर अय्यर”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim's factual core is correct: Congress leaders Saifuddin Soz and Mani Shankar Aiyar were among the 61 Indian signatories of the June 30, 2026 letter to the Indian and Pakistani PMs, and no BJP leader is reported among the signatories. Caveats: the two signed rather than authored the letter, which was issued by the Centre for Peace and Progress and signed by 117 people of varied affiliations (including Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Manoj Jha, and former RAW chief AS Dulat), and describing the dialogue-and-de-escalation appeal as a 'pro-Pakistan letter' is the anchor's characterization rather than an established fact. No dedicated fact-check from AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, or PIB was found on this specific claim as of the broadcast date.
Evidence
- https://www.opindia.com/2026/07/read-who-are-the-indian-signatories-of-the-aman-ki-asha-letter-to-the-pms-of-india-and-pakistan/ Lists Indian signatories of the June 30, 2026 'Appeal to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan'; both Saifuddin Soz and Mani Shankar Aiyar are named as signatories, and no BJP leaders appear on the list. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-india-pakistan-talks-bjp-congress-react-to-peace-letter-signed-by-117-prominent-leaders-3214962 Reports the peace letter signed by 117 prominent citizens (61 Indian, 56 Pakistani) urging PM Modi and PM Shehbaz Sharif to resume dialogue, and the BJP-Congress political row over it. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://kashmirtimes.com/amp/story/news/kashmiri-leaders-join-india-pakistan-peace-appeal-urge-modi-sharif-revive-dialogue Confirms the letter was a joint India-Pakistan civil-society peace appeal issued by the Centre for Peace and Progress, urging revival of the 2004-07 dialogue framework on Kashmir. ✓ reachable · archived