Indo-Pak conflict: PM Modi surrendered after Trump's call, says Rahul Gandhi
Bhopal, Jun 3 (PTI): Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi surrendered after a call from US President Donald Trump during the India-Pakistan military conflict.
Addressing a party convention in Bhopal, he said the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, didn't budge in the 1971 war despite the US sending its Seventh Fleet.
"A call came from Trump and Narendra ji immediately surrendered - history is a witness, this is the character of BJP-RSS, they always bow down," Rahul stated after launching the Congress' 'Sangthan Srijan Abhiyan' here in the presence of Congress leaders and workers.
Rahul said that India split Pakistan in 1971 despite America's threat.
"Congress's Babbar Sher and lionesses fight with superpowers, they never bowed down," he added.
He said no phone call came during the 1971 war. Even though the 7th fleet, weapons, and an aircraft carrier arrived, Indira Gandhi didn't surrender and said she would do whatever she wanted.
Apparently referring to BJP and RSS, Rahul said they are habituated to writing "surrender letters" since Independence.
"This is the difference. This is their character. All of them are like this. They have a habit of writing surrender letters since the time of independence. Congress never surrenders. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and (Vallabhbhai) Patel never surrendered, they fought against superpowers,” he said.
According to Rahul, the country is witnessing a conflict of ideology.
"A battle of ideology is going on. On the one side is Congress and the Constitution of India and on the other side is the BJP and RSS who do not believe in it (Constitution) and want to destroy it,” he alleged.
He alleged they have taken over all institutions in India and put their people in these bodies.
"They are slowly strangling the country. The first battle is for the Constitution. On the one side is Congress and its ideology and on the other side is the RSS standing against the Constitution," he said.
The Congress leader claimed that the second fight is for social justice.
"Jitu (MP Congress president Jitu Patwari) said he spoke about caste census. In the Lok Sabha, I promised the country that whatever happens, the caste census will be passed by Parliament. I know BJP and RSS people very well, put a little pressure on them, push them a little, and they run away in fear,” he charged.
He said Congress will fight for social justice without succumbing to any pressure and ensure that the caste census is passed in Lok Sabha.
"Earlier Modi ji used to say that there are only four castes, but at the time of elections they (castes) become OBCs," he said sarcastically.
Rahul said the Telangana model will be implemented for conducting a caste census, not the Bihar model which was "designed by babus".
He accused the BJP government of empowering Adani and Ambani at the cost of the youths of the country.
Rahul was in Bhopal to launch the Sangthan Srijan Abhiyan' for strengthening the Congress at the grassroots level aimed at infusing new enthusiasm among workers for the 2028 Madhya Pradesh polls.
Earlier in the day, he addressed a meeting of Congress' political affairs committee and discussed key issues with senior party leaders.
He chaired a meeting at the state Congress office in Bhopal where general secretary in-charge Harish Choudhary, AICC organisation in-charge K C Venugopal, Patwari, Kamal Nath, former chief minister Digvijaya Singh, Leader of Opposition in the MP assembly Umang Singhar and other party leaders were present.
Later in the evening, Choudhary and other leaders briefed media persons about the day-long events.
They said Rahu Gandhi had directed the adoption of the Telangana model for conducting a caste census.
He also suggested ways to elect booth, mandal and district presidents and conclude this exercise in a definite time frame.
ट्रंप का एक फोन आया और नरेंद्र जी तुरंत surrender हो गए - इतिहास गवाह है, यही BJP-RSS का character है, ये हमेशा झुकते हैं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 3, 2025
भारत ने 1971 में अमेरिका की धमकी के बावजूद पाकिस्तान को तोड़ा था। कांग्रेस के बब्बर शेर और शेरनियां Superpowers से लड़ते हैं, कभी झुकते नहीं। pic.twitter.com/RhdQWdRBtV
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
