- Gandhi makes comments that mock Modi’s response to international pressure.
- Politician aims at dysfunction within his own party, warns against “paralyzed horses”.
- Opposition leader accuses the government of having a lack of conviction and giving too easy.
Karachi: India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scornful attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and accused him of “surrendering” under pressure from US President Donald Trump during India’s Operation Sindoor, The news reported.
During the Congregation’s Organizational Revitalization Campaign in Bhopal, Gandhi made these comments on mocking Modi’s response to international pressure during the operation, which suggests that a pure telephone call from Trump had led to India.
“Trump just gave a signal, picked up the phone and said, ‘Modi ji, what are you doing? Narendra, surrender.’ When he said ‘Yes, Sir’, Narendra Modi Trump’s signal, “he said, contrasting the current leadership’s response with former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the 1971 war.
“It’s character,” he said. “Gandhi Ji, Nehru, Sardar Patel – they got up for superpowers. These people just fold.”
Gandhi also aimed at dysfunction within his own party, warned against “paralyzed horses” and called for unity and clarity in the purpose.
Gandhi, who highlighted BJP’s recent decision to perform a caste -people count as an example of bowing to pressure, the government accused of having lacked conviction and giving too easy to both internal and external forces.
The opposition’s offensive has come in the midst of growing criticism of Operation Sindoor, which – wrapped in secrecy and characterized by conflicting reports – has become a political flashpoint.
In Vestbengalen, domestic minister AMIT Shah escalated further tension by accusing chief minister Mamata Banerjee of opposing the operation of political gain. At a BJP state meeting in Kolkata this last weekend, Shah claimed that Banerjee’s objections were rooted in appeasement policy.
“To reassure the Muslim voting bank opposite Mamata Didi Operation Sindoor. She has offended the mothers and sisters of this country,” Shah said.
Shah continued to claim that Banerjee’s administration had supported terrorism and lawlessness and called the recent Murshidabad-Vold “state-supported”. He claimed that the TMC government ignored the Ministry of Union Ministry’s requests to implement the Border Security Force (BSF) to check the turmoil.
“These choices are not just about Bengal,” SHAH declared, pointing to 2026 State Polls. “They are about national security. Mamata has opened the boundaries of infiltrators to protect her nephew’s future by force.”
Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress hit back sharply. Senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya labeled Shah’s remarks as redirection and hypocritical.
“Who protects the international border? BSF falling under Shah’s homemade ministry. If infiltration has risen, it’s a failure of the center, not the state,” she said.
TMC MP Sagarika Ghose repeated this, condemned Shah’s “cheap language” and called his rhetoric irresponsible at a time when national unity is crucial.
The Congress Party has also waded in to defend Banerjee, senior leader Rashid Alvi and said national borders are the central government’s domain.
“If people come in illegally, it is Modi’s government that has failed,” said Alvi. On the government’s claim to deport 2,000 Bangladeshis after Operation Sindoor, he said the number was too small to demonstrate effective action.
Alvi also defended Gandhi’s demand for transparency with regard to reported losses of aircraft during surgery, referring to comments from the Army and Air Force officials. “The public deserves to know what really happened. Why does the government hide it?” he said.
Meanwhile, India’s head of defense staff Anil Chauhan tried to move the narrative back to military success. In a speech at a lecture in Pune on Tuesday, General Chauhan lost the importance of Indian losses during Operation Sindoor.
“When I was asked about loss, I said this is not important. The results and how you act is,” said Chauhan, comparing the operation with a test cricky victory at a lap.
For a few days back, Chauhan had spoken with Bloomberg And confirmed that Indian Air Force Rays had been closed down early in the operation but had not given the exact number and had also emphasized that tactical errors had been corrected within a few days. “Based on technical parameters, we will soon share data on what was destroyed on the Pakistani side – how many aircraft, radars, etc.,” added Chauhan.
