Venugopal, who repeatedly took on the Treasury benches as Mr. Gandhi attempted to raise the issue in the House, said the government was afraid that the “truth of its incompetence” would be exposed. And now, when excerpts are coming out exposing their so-called nationalist commitments, they are heckling and silencing the Leader of Opposition,” Mr. Venugopal said in a post on X. Rahul ji was well within the rules to quote a published magazine report on India’s security situation vis-a-vis China. The BJP leaders questioned how the Opposition leader could refer to a magazine report of a memoir which is yet to be published and the Defence Minister accused the Congress leader of “misleading” the House. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr. Gandhi said, “The leader of the country is supposed to give directions.

Source: The Hindu February 03, 2026 05:39 UTC