Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remark that India is ignoring the threat of war from China evoked sharp reaction from the BJP which hit him back saying that it is not Jawaharlal Nehru’s India of 1962.
Slamming the Congress leader, BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that he is trying to spread confusion.
“This is Modi’s India, this is new India. Now if anyone raises an eye against the country he gets a befitting reply,” Rathore asserted
Gandhi at a press meeting on Friday alleged that China is preparing for war and the Indian government is sleeping over it and trying to ignore the threat.
In a sharp retort to the former Congress chief, Rathore said, “Rahul Gandhi feels there should be proximity with China. Now he has developed so much proximity that he knows what China will do.”
Rathore further said that after Gandhi’s great grandfather lost land to China, “now he feels there should be proximity with China and he has developed so much proximity with China that he knows what China will do.”
He also asked Gandhi to refrain from making irresponsible remarks about national security in a bid to “re-launch” himself, PTI reported.
“During his yatra, Rahul Gandhi has make comments about Indian security and border areas to spread confusion (‘bhram’) in the country and demoralise Indian soldiers. This is not India of his great grandfather Nehru, who lost 37,242 square km to China while sleeping,” he said at a media briefing, referring to the 1962 war between India and China.
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya also hit out at Gandhi and tweeted, “Every proud Indian has seen videos of our men in uniform thrashing the Chinese soldiers, except of course Rahul Gandhi, who continues to doubt their valour just because he signed an MoU with the Chinese, his family enjoyed Chinese hospitality and received funds in RG Foundation.”
Rahul Gandhi’s warns of war threat from China
Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of his Bharat Jodo Yatra on Friday Gandhi said, “I can see the threat of China very clearly. I have been clear on this for the last two-three years, but the government is trying to hide it and ignore it. This threat can neither be hidden or ignored. Going by their full offensive preparation that is on in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the Indian government is asleep.”
He further said that China’s preparation for war is on and that the government does not want to hear this.
“If you look at their weapon pattern, what they are doing — they are preparing for war. Our government hides this and is not able to accept it,” the former Congress chief said.
