Rahul Gandhi’s latest salvo against the Modi government’s China handling has drawn the BJP’s wrath, with the party accusing him of heading a ‘Bharat Badnami Brigade.’ The Congress leader’s assertion that India lost thousands of square kilometers to China ignited a firestorm of responses from the ruling party.
Spearheading the BJP’s riposte was Sambit Patra, who in a televised address painted Gandhi as a serial offender in damaging India’s prestige. ‘From London to Washington, Rahul Gandhi peddles lies about his own country,’ Patra thundered. He systematically dismantled Gandhi’s claims, citing Defense Ministry data on buffer zones created post-2020 clashes and new roads built at record speed.
Patra also invoked Congress’s chequered past, slamming Jawaharlal Nehru for the 1962 humiliation and Indira Gandhi-era concessions. ‘Modi ji turned defense into offense; Congress only knows surrender,’ he said.
Gandhi’s remarks stem from declassified documents and satellite analyses by international think tanks, though BJP dismisses them as biased. The Congress insists on a parliamentary debate, while BJP prefers highlighting military modernization under Modi.
This clash unfolds against a backdrop of persistent LAC friction, with recent disengagements in Depsang and Demchok. Public discourse now centers on who can be trusted with India’s borders. BJP’s aggressive counter-narrative seeks to neutralize opposition attacks before they gain traction in election battlegrounds.