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BJP ministers attack Rahul Gandhi over PM Modi remarks
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Pralhad Joshi on Friday launched sharp attacks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s foreign policy. Singh called Gandhi’s…
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Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Pralhad Joshi on Friday launched sharp attacks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s foreign policy. Singh called Gandhi’s language “petty and condemnable” and said it threatened democracy. Joshi claimed Gandhi thinks he is “born to rule” and is acting out of frustration. The criticism followed Gandhi’s speech at the Congress’s Rachnatmak Congress convention in Delhi, where he questioned Modi’s foreign policy approach and alleged that China had blocked Indian patrols in Arunachal Pradesh, accusations the government denies.
The Indian Opinion
The BJP ministers’ outrage over Rahul Gandhi’s foreign policy comments masks a familiar pattern: personal attacks substitute for policy debate. Gandhi’s point about India missing a mediation opportunity in the Iran-West crisis is a legitimate question, but it got buried under accusations of ‘frustration’ and ‘indecency’. Meanwhile, the opposition’s own conduct during the Monsoon Session, disruptions over student protests and temple donations, hardly advanced accountability. Neither side seems interested in substance. The test will be whether the government offers a substantive rebuttal to Gandhi’s specific claims on the Arunachal patrol issue and India’s Iran strategy, not just character attacks.
Sources (3): deccanherald.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, newindianexpress.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
