Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited former Army chief MM Naravane's unpublished "memoir" to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not fulfil his responsibility during the India-China conflict in 2020 and passed the buck on to Naravane. When the chief of army staff Gen Naravane called Rajnath Singh and said 'Chinese tanks have come, what should we do? He (Naravane) asked S Jaishankar, NSA (Ajit Doval), Rajnath Singh, but did not get a reply," the Congress leader said citing the "memoir". "He (Naravane) again called Rajnath Singh ji who said 'I will ask from the top'. The former Congress chief further said the Army chief has written that he felt alone and was abandoned by the entire establishment.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 08:26 UTC