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New Delhi: Leader of Opposition and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent comments of US President Donald Trump. Also, he compared his leadership with that of former PM Indira Gandhi.
Trump has reportedly said, “Prime Minister Modi came to see me, ‘Sir, may I see you please’. Yes." He added that India is facing steep US tariffs, and had "reduced" the purchase of Russian oil "substantially".
Earlier, the US President said, "We could raise tariffs on India if they don't help on the Russian oil issue." He added, "They wanted to make me happy, basically. PM Modi's a very good man. He's a good guy. He knew I was not happy. It was important to make me happy. They do trade, and we can raise tariffs on them very quickly."
He has also said, "I have a very good relationship with PM Modi, but he is not happy with me, as India is paying high tariffs. But now they have reduced it very substantially, buying oil from Russia."
Rahul Gandhi has shared a video message on X with the caption "Fark samjho sirji", saying, "I know these BJP-RSS people very well now. Put a little pressure on them, give them a little push, and they run away in fear. As soon as Trump signalled from there, they picked up the phone and said, ‘What are you doing, Modi ji?’ Narendra surrendered and with ‘yes sir’, Narendra Modi ji followed Trump’s signal." He said that during the 1971 War, India stood firm despite US pressure.
He said, "You might remember a time when the phone call didn’t come — the US Seventh Fleet had come. In the 1971 war, the Seventh Fleet came, weapons came, and an aircraft carrier came. Indira Gandhi ji said, ‘I will do what I have to do.’ This is the difference."
