TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee slammed the Centre for "intelligence failure" in the Pahalgam terror attack and voiced concern over "steep decline" in India's foreign policy.

According to sources close to the TMC national general secretary, Banerjee raised the matter during the INDIA bloc's online meeting, which was convened to firm up the joint opposition strategy for the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday.

"During the INDIA bloc meeting, Banerjee raised the Pahalgam issue. He said it was an intelligence failure. Even the governor has admitted the same. Then why was the IB chief given an extension? What was the compulsion?" a source close to the Diamond Harbour MP told PTI after the meeting on Saturday.