‘Narendra … surrender’: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi for submitting to Trump’s ceasefire call
New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “surrendering” to US President Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire during the military conflict with Pakistan last month.
According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing Congress workers in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, Rahul Gandhi said that Trump called Modi and said, “Narendra … surrender”, which led the prime minister to follow the US president’s instructions.
“I now know the BJP-RSS people very well. Apply a little pressure on them and they get scared. Trump made a signal, picked up the phone and asked Modi ‘what are you doing? Narendra … surrender’. Aur, ji hazoor karke, Narendra Modi ji ne Trump ke ishaare ka paalan kiya. (‘Saying yes sir, Modi followed Trump’s instructions’),” said Gandhi.
“This is their character. All of them are similar. From the time of the independence struggle, they have had the habit of writing surrendering letters. A little pressure of even a second and they give up. This is their character.”
Gandhi’s remarks come amid growing calls from the opposition for a special session of parliament to discuss the Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor and subsequent developments, including Trump’s claims of having mediated the ceasefire between India and Pakistan using trade as leverage.
Last week, the Trump administration informed a New York federal court in a written filing that Trump used trade access as an incentive to “avert a full-scale war” between India and Pakistan.
