Rahul Gandhi’s swipe at Modi over India-Pakistan ceasefire: ‘Trump nudged PM to surrender, he complied…’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ceasefire agreement with Pakistan post Operation Sindoor. He claimed that the Prime Minister surrendered on the orders of US President Donald Trump.

“…Now, I understand RSS-BJP well. If little pressure is put on them, they run away out of fear. Donald Trump picked up his phone and signalled Modi ji – Narendra, surrender. And PM Modi abided by Trump's orders. This is their character -- since the Independence movement, they have this habit of writing letters of surrender,” Gandhi said in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal.

Following the horrific Pahalgam attack which claimed 26 lives, India launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7 -- striking at terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan. The neighbouring country retaliated with drones and missiles. The two nations announced cessation of hostilities on May 10.

Since the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan came into effect, the United States has on multiple occasions stated that it mediated the agreement – a claim which India has denied categorically.

India has made it clear that the ceasefire was a bilateral agreement negotiated directly between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both nations.

Earlier today, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh also slammed the central government over Operation Sindoor and said PM Modi must explain the reason behind the ceasefire.

Singh said, "The Prime Minister himself said that Operation Sindoor would continue. Then why was a ceasefire declared, even though the terrorists who attacked and widowed our sisters in Pahalgam have not yet been neutralised?" He alleged that the ceasefire was mediated by Trump and asserted that the country's sovereignty had been undermined.

"The US President tweets first, and then India confirms it. This is a serious compromise with national sovereignty," he said.