‘There’s A Restrict…’: Rijiju Slams Rahul Gandhi After His ‘Give up’ Jibe Makes Headlines In Pakistan

Final Up to date:June 05, 2025, 15:51 IST

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks alleging that PM Modi had surrendered after a name from Donald Trump within the current battle with Pakistan made headlines within the neighbouring nation.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju lashed out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his “give up” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection to the ceasefire introduced after Operation Sindoor.

Rahul Gandhi stirred an argument on Tuesday after he alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi surrendered after a name from US President Donald Trump in the course of the India-Pakistan army battle. His remarks sparked large backlash because the BJP accused him of talking Pakistan’s language.

Rahul Gandhi’s “give up” jibe even made headlines in Pakistani media, threatening India’s current diplomatic outreach towards terrorism, with Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif falsely claiming that India had accepted that it had surrendered. Regardless of the backlash, the Congress doubled down on the remarks by posting a picture of a Trump MAGA cap, which mentioned, “Narender Give up”.

Reacting to the controversy, Kiren Rijiju mentioned, “There’s additionally a restrict to stupidity and opposition! There’s no person in Congress Get together to inform him that being within the Opposition Get together doesn’t imply, to oppose the nation?”

He additionally retweeted a publish lauding former Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, who criticised Rahul Gandhi’s insurance policies and mentioned he needed to grow to be the Prime Minister after working for under 20 minutes.

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What Did Rahul Gandhi Say?

Addressing a celebration conference in Bhopal, Rahul Gandhi mentioned the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, didn’t budge within the 1971 battle regardless of the US sending its Seventh Fleet.

“A name got here from Trump and Narendra ji instantly surrendered – historical past is a witness, that is the character of BJP-RSS, they all the time bow down,” Rahul acknowledged after launching the Congress’s ‘Sangthan Srijan Abhiyan’ in Bhopal. Rahul mentioned that India cut up Pakistan in 1971 regardless of America’s menace.

The remarks sparked widespread outrage, with the BJP saying that the Congress chief lacks the seriousness and maturity that the publish requires. “By making extraordinarily low-cost, low-level statements, the self-proclaimed, self-styled, supreme chief, the chief of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, is telling the world that even after changing into the LoP, he lacks the seriousness and maturity that the publish requires,” mentioned BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi.

BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya, in an X publish, wrote, “Historical past will keep in mind: From Doklam to Pahalgam, each time India stood united to defend its sovereignty and rise as a world energy, Rahul Gandhi, true to the legacy of his lineage, selected to face with forces against India’s political and financial resurgence.”

Even Congress chief Shashi Tharoor, who was a part of India’s diplomatic outreach, rejected the allegations, saying India by no means requested anybody to mediate in its battle with Pakistan. It was Pakistan who requested India to cease its operations, he mentioned.

Aveek Banerjee

Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based mostly in Noida with a Grasp’s in World Research, Aveek has greater than three years of expertise in digital media and information curation, specialising in worldwide…Learn Extra

Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based mostly in Noida with a Grasp’s in World Research, Aveek has greater than three years of expertise in digital media and information curation, specialising in worldwide… Learn Extra

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