BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of hypocrisy and questioning his stance on national security. Dubey referenced a 1991 Indo-Pak military transparency agreement—signed during a Congress-backed government—to claim that the Congress party has historically made concessions to Pakistan.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Dubey wrote: “Rahul Gandhi ji, this is an agreement made during the time of your government. In 1991, your party-supported government made an agreement that India and Pakistan would exchange information about any attack or army movement. Is this agreement treason?”
The pact, according to Dubey, allowed for military movement disclosures between India and Pakistan, a move he described as compromising national security.
Dubey escalated his criticism, accusing the Congress of being “hand in glove with the Pakistani vote bank” and said it was inappropriate for Rahul Gandhi to question External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, especially on matters of national defence.
“Congress has cheated the nation just for the sake of vote bank politics. India should start a case of treason and an FIR should be registered against those who made this agreement,” he added in remarks to ANI.
He also cited historical precedents such as the Nehru-Liaquat Pact (1950), Indus Water Treaty, and Simla Agreement (1975) as examples of Congress allegedly giving Pakistan strategic advantages.
The Congress party dismissed the allegations, stating that by February 1991, the Indian National Congress had already withdrawn support from the Chandra Shekhar government, under which the agreement was signed.
“This person needs to know that elections to the 10th Lok Sabha had already been announced. Congress had no role in that government’s decisions,” a party spokesperson said.
The war of words comes amid a broader political row following Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory airstrikes launched on May 7 after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The operation targeted terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and resulted in the deaths of over 100 terrorists.
Rahul Gandhi has recently demanded transparency from the government, questioning the loss of Indian Air Force aircraft during the operation and asserting that “the nation deserves the truth.”
India and Pakistan agreed to cease hostilities on May 10, following heavy border shelling and drone attacks from the Pakistani side.
As political rhetoric intensifies, the focus remains on how historical agreements and current military operations are being interpreted and debated in the corridors of power.