His silence 'damning': Rahul attacks EAM

'Language of Pak': BJP retorts over LoP questioning the 'loss of aircraft' in combat with Pak

- ANAND SINGH

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday again trained his guns at the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as he questioned his silence and said his silence is damning.

Rahul Gandhi, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, asked that how many Indian jets were downed during the conflict.

In a post on X, the Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli said, "EAM Jaishankar's silence isn't just telling — it's damning. So I'll ask again: How many Indian aircraft did we lose because Pakistan knew?"

"This wasn't a lapse. It was a crime. And the nation deserves the truth," the Congress leader said.

The BJP hit back, accusing Gandhi of speaking the "language of Pakistan" and asking whether the Congress party was truly serious about supporting the nation.

Rahul Gandhi's response came two days after he had fired his salvo at the government and said that informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.