Rahul Gandhi’s “Narendra Surrender” Jab At PM Modi, BJP Hits Back

New Delhi:

Rahul Gandhi took a fresh sarcastic swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday, declaring the PM had ‘surrendered’ during last month’s military conflict with Pakistan – i.e., Operation Sindoor, the 100 hours of missiles and air strikes – after United States President Donald Trump‘s ‘order’ to do so.

The BJP hit back swiftly; party spokesperson Tuhin Sinha told NDTV the remark showed Mr Gandhi “represents Pakistan’s ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence)” and is “misleading” the people.

Earlier, at an event in Bhopal, Mr Gandhi had declared, “A call came from (Donald) Trump and Narendraji immediately surrendered… history is witness to this. This is the character of the BJP and RSS (referring to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ruling party’s ideological mentor).”

“Narendraji followed Trump saying ‘Narender, surrender’ by saying ‘yes, sir’,” Mr Gandhi jibed.

He then referred to the 1971 India-Pakistan war, which resulted in Bangladesh’s liberation and was fought when the Congress was in power, and said, “India broke Pakistan in 1971 despite threat of America. Lions and lionesses of Congress fight against superpowers and never bow down.”

“I am well aware of the BJP and RSS people. Apply a little pressure… and they run away in fear.”