- Gandhi comments making fun of modi’s response to international pressure.
- The politician points to dysfunction within his own party, he warns against “lame horses.”
- The opposition leader accuses the government of lack of conviction and yielding too easily.
Karachi: India’s opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, launched a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, accusing him of “surrendering” under the pressure of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, during the Sondoor operation of India, The news reported.
During the organizational revitalization campaign of the Congress Party in Bhopal, Gandhi made these comments mocking Modi’s response to international pressure during the operation, which implies that a mere Trump phone call had led India to go back.
“Trump gave only one signal, he raised the phone and said: ‘Modi Ji, what are you doing? Narendra, surrender’. Saying” Yes, sir “, Narendra Modi obeyed the Trump signal,” he said, contrasting the response of the current leadership with that of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the 1971 war.
“That is the character,” he said. “Gandhi Ji, Nehru, Sardar Patel: they faced super powers. These people simply bend.”
Gandhi also pointed to dysfunction within his own party, warning against “fucking horses” and urging unity and clarity of purpose.
Highlighting the recent decision of the BJP to carry out a census census as an example of inclination for pressure, Gandhi accused the government of lacking conviction and giving up the internal and external forces too easily.
The opposition offensive has been in the midst of growing criticism of the Sindoor operation, which, wrapped in secret and marked by contradictory reports, has become a point of political inflammation.
In Western Bengala, Interior Minister Amit Shah, even more intensified tensions by accusing Prime Minister Mamata Banerje to oppose the operation to obtain political profits. At a state meeting of BJP in Kolkata during the last weekend, Shah claimed that Banerje’s objections were rooted in the appeasement policy.
“To appease the Bank of Muslim votes, Mamata Didi opposed the Sindoor operation. She has insulted the mothers and sisters of this country,” Shah said.
Shah said the Banerjee administration had supported terrorism and illegality, calling Murshidabad’s recent violence “sponsored by the State.” He claimed that the TMC government ignored the repeated requests of the Ministry of Interior of the Union to display the border security force (BSF) to control the disturbances.
“These elections are not just about Bengala,” Shah said, pointing out state surveys of 2026. “This is national security. Mamata has opened the borders for infiltrates to protect the future of his nephew in power.”
The Banerjee Trinamool Congress responded strongly. The senior leader of TMC Chandrima Bhattacharya described Shah’s comments as fun and hypocritical.
“Who protects the international border? The BSF, which falls under the Ministry of Interior of Shah. If infiltration has increased, that is a failure of the center, not from the State,” he said.
TMC MP Sagarika Ghose echoed this, condemning Shah’s “cheap language” and calling his irresponsible rhetoric at a time when the national unity is crucial.
The Congress party has also entered to defend Banerjee, Senior Rashid Alvi leader said national borders are the domain of the central government.
“If people enter illegally, it is the government of Modi who has failed,” said Alvi. On the government’s claim to deport 2,000 Bangladesi after the Sindoor operation, he said that the number was too small to demonstrate effective action.
Alvi also defended Gandhi’s demand for transparency regarding the losses of aircraft reported during the operation, referring to the comments of the army and the Air Force officials. “The public deserves to know what really happened. Why does the government hide it?” said.
Meanwhile, the head of the Defense personnel of India, Anil Chauhan, tried to change the narrative to military success. Speaking at a conference in Pune on Tuesday, General Chauhan minimized the importance of Indian losses during the Sindoor operation.
“When they asked me about the losses, I said that these are not important. The results and how they act,” said Chauhan, comparing the operation with a test victory for testing for an entry.
A few days ago, Chauhan had spoken with Bloomberg And he confirmed that the Air Force aircraft of India had been shot down at the beginning of the operation, but had not given the exact number and had also emphasized that tactical errors had been corrected in a matter of days. “According to the technical parameters, we will soon share data on what was destroyed on the Pakistani side: how many airplanes, radars, etc.” Chauhan added.
