Haryana minister Anil Vij on Thursday sought an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "surrender" barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha has "insulted" the nation's armed forces and the country.
He added that the people of the country would never forgive Rahul for this. Vij, who holds the energy and transport portfolios in the Haryana government, said Gandhi’s comments were not only an insult to the Prime Minister but also to the Indian armed forces and the nation as a whole. Calling the statement “betrayal,” Vij said it is unacceptable to use such language about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the hero of the nation."
During a Congress event in Bhopal on Tuesday, Rahul had alleged that Modi surrendered after a call from US President Donald Trump during the India-Pakistan military conflict in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.
Vij told mediapersons in Ambala that India achieved a major success in Operation Sindoor, under which the Indian armed forces carried out pre-dawn missile strikes on May 7 on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke.
"In such a context, using derogatory language for Narendra Modi, the hero of this mission, is nothing less than treason," Vij, the BJP MLA from Ambala Cantt, said.
Vij also dismissed Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s criticism of the Modi government’s economic performance, stating that India has become the world’s fourth-largest economy under the BJP-led administration. He said Priyanka must have been referring to the Congress-led UPA regime.
“Development is happening at all levels, and we are moving towards making India a developed nation by 2047,” he added.
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