- Gandhi makes comments mocking Modi’s response to international pressure.
- The politician aims at dysfunction within his own party, warns against “lame horses”.
- The opposition chief accuses the government of lacking conviction and giving in too easily.
Karachi: India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Tuesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of “going” US President Donald Trump during the Indian operation Sindoor, The news reported.
During the organizational revitalization campaign of the Congress Party in Bhopal, Gandhi made these remarks mocking Modi’s response to international pressure during the operation, which implies that a simple Trump phone call had led India to retreat.
“Trump gave a signal, won the phone and said,” Modi Ji, what are you doing? Narendra, goes. “By saying” yes, sir “, Narendra Modi obeyed Trump’s signal,” he said, contrasting the response of the current leadership with that of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the 1971 war.
“It’s the character,” he said. “Gandhi Ji, Nehru, Sardar Patel – they resisted the superpowers. These people fall back. “
Gandhi also targeted a dysfunction within his own party, warning against “lame horses” and urging for the unity and clarity of the objective.
Stressing the recent BJP decision to conduct a caste census as an example of leaking pressure, Gandhi accused the government of lacking conviction and giving up too easily to internal and external forces.
The opposition offensive came in the midst of the growing criticism of Operation Sindoor, which – enveloped in secret and marked by contradictory relationships – has become a political flash point.
In Western Bengal, the Minister of the Interior Amit Shah increased more tensions by accusing chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of opposing the operation for political purposes. During a BJP state meeting in Kolkata last weekend, Shah alleged that Banerjee’s objections were rooted in appeasement policy.
“To appease the Muslim voting bank, Mamata Didi opposed Operation Sindoor. She insulted the mothers and sisters of this country,” said Shah.
Shah continued by saying that the administration of Banerjee had supported terrorism and anarchy, describing the recent violence of Murshidabad “sponsored by the State”. He alleged that the Government of the TMC had ignored the repeated requests from the Ministry of the Interior of the Union to deploy the border security force (BSF) to control the disorders.
“These elections do not only concern Bengal,” said Shah, pointing to the 2026 state surveys. “They concern national security. Mamata has opened borders to infiltrators to protect the future of its nephew in power. ”
Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress retaliated with force. Chandrima Bhattacharya, TMC leader, described Shah’s remarks as a diversion and hypocrite.
“Who keeps the international border? The BSF, who comes from the Shah Ministry of the Interior. If the infiltration has increased, it is a failure of the center, not the state,” she said.
TMC’s deputy Sagarika Ghose echoes this, condemning Shah’s “cheap language” and calling his irresponsible rhetoric at a time when national unity is crucial.
The Congress Party has also waded to defend Banerjee, the senior Rashid Alvi leader saying that national borders are the field of central government.
“If people illegally enter, Modi’s government failed,” said Alvi. On the government’s pretension to expel 2,000 bangladeshs after operation Sindoor, he said that the number was too small to demonstrate effective action.
Alvi also defended Gandhi’s transparency request concerning the aircraft losses reported during the operation, referring to the remarks of army and Air Force officials. “The public deserves to know what really happened. Why does the government hide it? ” He said.
Meanwhile, the Chief of the Defense Staff of India, Anil Chauhan, tried to present the story towards military success. Speaking Tuesday at a conference in Pune, General Chauhan minimized the importance of Indian losses during Operation Sindoor.
“When I was asked about the losses, I said they are not important. The results and how you act, “said Chauhan, comparing the operation to a cricket victory by a round.
A few days ago, Chauhan had spoken with Bloomberg And confirmed that Indian Air Air planes had been killed at the start of the operation but had not given the exact number and also stressed that tactical errors had been corrected in a few days. “Based on the technical parameters, we will soon share data on what has been destroyed on the Pakistani side – how many planes, radars, etc.,” added Chauhan.
