PTI New Delhi
As the Supreme Court slammed Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about the Indian Army, the BJP on Monday tore into the Congress leader and alleged that he has vowed to “weaken India and strengthen China”.
Calling the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha a “certified anti-national”, the BJP claimed that the “China guru” (Gandhi) and his party also “hate” the Indian armed forces and that he is being “remote controlled by foreign forces”.
The ruling party also demanded an apology from him and the Congress for his remarks.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings against Gandhi before a Lucknow court over his remarks about the Army during his December 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. The top court, however, censured Gandhi, saying if he is a true Indian, he would not say such a thing.
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that for the first time in the parliamentary history of the country, the Supreme Court had to make such a “stern remark” against a leader of the opposition.
Latching on to the apex court’s observations, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that Gandhi keeps making “immature, irresponsible and anti-India comments”. even though he has been rapped by various courts for such remarks in the past.
In a post in Hindi on X, Pradhan said, “Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have a history of insulting the army, whether it is the surgical strike or Operation Sindoor. They have questioned the sacrifices of our brave soldiers at every opportunity.”
Their loyalty is not to the nation but only to one family, which is why respect for the nation is not even part of their “fundamental thinking”, he charged.
“Today, the entire country is hurt by this anti-national mentality and expects an apology from Rahul Gandhi and the Congress,” the senior BJP leader said.
“Today when the Supreme Court’s comment has come, it won’t be wrong to say that Rahul Gandhi has certainly vowed to weaken India and strengthen China,” Bhatia told a press conference at the BJP headquarters here.
In a post on X, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya said, “The Supreme Court has once again reprimanded ‘China Guru’ Rahul Gandhi for making irresponsible statements concerning India’s national security and territorial integrity.”
“Imagine, a leader of the opposition being repeatedly rebuked for speaking such recklessly,” he said.
“Rahul Gandhi is now a certified anti-national,” the BJP leader charged in another post on X.
Showing a purported picture of Rahul Gandhi signing some document in the presence of Sonia Gandhi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, BJP spokesperson Bhatia claimed that the Congress leader had signed a party-to-party memorandum of understanding with the Communist Party of China.
“That’s why Rahul Gandhi was saying that our soldiers were thrashed by Chinese soldiers, be it (in) Doklam or Galwan, while every Indian was standing by India and brave soldiers of India,” he charged.
They never tell the people of India what was there in the Congress’ party-to-party MoU with the Communist Party of China, he said.
“It seems Rahul Gandhi has love for China and Pakistan in his veins, but no love for India,” he added.