Nehru-Gandhi family yields Indian interests, Rahul’s remarks no less than treason: BJP

THE BJP on Wednesday slammed Rahul Gandhi for his "surrender" barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it is not only a grave insult to the armed forces and country but also no less than treason.

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If any Pakistani had made such a claim, "we would have laughed at him", BJP president J P Nadda said, stressing that after the havoc inflicted on Pakistan by Operation Sindoor, even its army and prime minister could not dare to speak what Rahul Gandhi was saying.

"This is no less than treason," he said.

"Rahul Gandhi, you, your party and your leaders might have surrendered because this has been your history, but Bharat never surrenders.

"Surrender is in your party Congress’ dictionary, it is in your DNA... You surrendered to terrorism, surrendered in Sharm-al-Shekh, surrendered at the table in Shimla after winning the 1971 war, surrendered in the Indus Water Treaty... and even surrendered to the Muslim League at the time of independence of the country," Nadda said in a series of posts on X.

At a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said Gandhi's remarks reflect a "sick and dangerous" mind-set and added the Congress leader had surpassed even Pakistan's army chief, prime minister and the terrorist masterminds based there in speaking in support of their country.