In a no-holds-barred response to Congress’s latest salvo on Chinese border aggression and Gen MM Naravane’s memoir, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju drew a line in the sand: defense cannot be weaponized for politics.
Posting on social media platform X, Rijiju praised the current administration’s seasoned leadership. He contrasted it with historical precedents, like the classified Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report indicting the Nehru regime for the 1962 debacle against invading Chinese troops. Our government, he noted, has upheld secrecy not out of shame, but to prevent partisan misuse of vital security intel.
Rijiju amplified his message by resharing a poignant clip from his Diwali 2024 trip to the China frontier. The footage shows him in direct dialogue with enemy lineside soldiers, flanked by Indian jawans, embodying commitment to de-escalation through presence.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey announced an ambitious cultural counterpunch—a library exposing the Nehru-Gandhi clan’s track record. From graft allegations to partition’s bloody legacy and suppressed files, Dubey plans a comprehensive archive. ‘Inspired by national feedback to my parliamentary expose,’ he shared in a video appeal, soliciting book tips to stock the shelves for scholarly pursuit.
Dubey’s vision emerged from waves of support following his assembly critiques, positioning the library as an educational bulwark against historical whitewashing.
The controversy unfolds against a backdrop of enduring India-China frictions, forcing a reckoning on when and how to unveil military histories without fueling domestic divisions or external aggressors.