Targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Indo-Pak conflict, the BJP on Tuesday called the Congress leader “new age Mir Jafar” and asked if he was aiming for Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award of the neighbouring country, by echoing Islamabad’s narrative. A day after Gandhi launched a fresh attack on External Affairs S Jaishankar, the saffron party flayed the Congress and alleged the opposition party has undergone a “disgraceful fall” from leading India’s freedom struggle to “questioning” the country’s armed forces.
Rahul said on Monday that the silence of Jaishankar over his question of how many aircraft India lost after Pakistan was informed about the military action under Operation Sindoor was damning. BJP asked why Gandhi has not asked about the planes lost by Pakistan in the Indian military strikes.
Earlier, the Congress leader targeted the government, suggesting that the Indian side informed Pakistan ahead of the military strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
“Rahul Gandhi is the new age Mir Jafar”, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya wrote on X on Tuesday, posting a meme showing the Congress leader asking Indian Army, “How many aircraft we lost” while standing on the back of Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif who prods him to “ask loudly”.
It is said that Mir Jafar, who served as a commander in the Bengal army under Siraj ud-Daulah, had betrayed him during the Battle of Plassey, paving the way for British rule in India.
Responding to the statement, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said that Malviya’s track record is filled with such controversial actions.
“Those who preach about dignity are conspicuously silent today. Is it acceptable to place the photograph of an elected Member of Parliament alongside that of Pakistan’s Army Chief, Asim Munir? Frankly, such actions are unacceptable and should not be tolerated at any cost. Congress will take legal action, and action has already been initiated,” she said as quoted by news agency PTI.
BJP MP and Lok Sabha leader Sambit Patra said, “You do the work of giving oxygen to Pakistan…Today, we all know why Hafiz likes Rahul (Gandhi)…”
BJP leader Amit Malviya also posed on X with the blended faces of Pakistan Army chief General Syed Asim Munir and Rahul Gandhi and the caption, “One agenda”.
“It is not surprising that Rahul Gandhi is speaking the language of Pakistan and its benefactors,” he said in the post.
BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also alleged Rahul’s “consistent attempts” to undermine India’s global narrative, especially after Operation Sindoor, where the world stood firmly with India, revealed a “dangerous intent”. “His heart beats not for Bharat but for Pakistan. He isn’t just misguided. He’s a threat,” Bhandari charged.
(With inputs from PTI.)
