Parliamentary proceedings ground to a halt in New Delhi after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi spotlighted alleged Chinese intrusions at Doklam during the Lok Sabha debate. The moment he invoked the issue, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah erupted in protest, overwhelming the chair and prompting adjournment.
In a candid media briefing outside, Gandhi decried the muzzling. ‘This is about India’s security—words from the former Army Chief to Modi and Singh themselves,’ he stated. ‘Parliament deserves to hear the directives issued then.’
Accusing the administration of intimidation, he referenced Naravane’s blocked book: ‘It details how leaders retreated from choices, leaving soldiers in the lurch. Why suppress it? It unmasks responses to China’s aggression and questions the vaunted chest size.’
Gandhi called for introspection on leadership’s betrayal of the armed forces. His sister Priyanka vowed defiance: ‘They’re petrified of a single published line. I’ll deliver it verbatim—no one stops me.’
This confrontation lays bare fault lines in India’s China policy discourse. As accusations fly, the public awaits clarity on border vulnerabilities and governmental candor, with military memoirs fueling the opposition’s arsenal against perceived cover-ups.