'His daftness is sinister': BJP's stinging counter after Rahul Gandhi questions Jaishankar over Op Sindoor

In a post on X, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha termed Jaishankar's 'silence' as 'damning'.

After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar again for his remarks that India had informed Islamabad about targeting the terrorist infrastructure on its soil, the BJP accused the Leader of Opposition of speaking the "language of Pakistan".

“EAM Jaishankar’s silence isn’t just telling — it’s damning. So I’ll ask again: How many Indian aircraft did we lose because Pakistan knew? This wasn’t a lapse. It was a crime. And the nation deserves the truth,” Gandhi posted on X.

Gandhi had earlier also targeted the Jaishankar on the issue, suggesting that the Indian side informed Pakistan ahead of the military strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had described Gandhi's claims that Jaishankar acknowledged India having alerted Pakistan before the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7 as "utter misrepresentation".

Union minister Pralhad Joshi attacked Gandhi saying he misquoted the MEA.

"Rahul Gandhi seems to have learned nothing from his past mistakes. He continues to disrespect the Nation's Armed Forces by questioning how many jets were lost — despite clear statements from the IAF and MEA confirming there were no asset losses. He misquotes the MEA, even though the DGMO clarified in his May 11 briefing that India had made efforts to communicate with its counterparts. Is the Congress party truly serious about supporting the nation? Their actions suggest otherwise," Joshi said in a post on X.

BJP IT Department head, Amit Malviya, in a post on X, said,  “Gandhi’s daftness is not merely incidental—it is sinister.”   "Rahul Gandhi's daftness is not merely incidental. It is sinister. Rahul Gandhi must desist from distorting facts. India knows who he truly speaks for," he added.

BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged that the Congress leader's comments mirrored Pakistan's propaganda. "Rahul Gandhi's ignorance isn't just random – it's dangerous," he said, accusing Gandhi of toeing a "pro-Pakistan line".

"Rahul isn't clueless. He's complicit. India deserves better than a China-Pak spokesperson as Leader of Opposition," Bhandari said in another post on X.

Last week,  Jaishankar had said “at the start of the operation, we had sent a message to Pakistan saying we are striking at terrorists’ infrastructure. We are not striking at the military. So the military has an option of standing out and not interfering in this process. They chose not to take that good advice.”

On May 7, the Indian Armed Forces struck nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir between 1 am and 1.30 am as an aftermath to the Pahalgam terror attack.