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Sharing a light moment in the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah recalled how a leader once told Jawaharlal Nehru that his bald head resembled the barren Siachen land
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during a debate in the Rajya Sabha at the monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi on July 30. (Image: Sansad TV/PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday managed to crack a joke or two in the middle of a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his questions on China a day before in the Lok Sabha.
Sharing a light moment in the Rajya Sabha during the ‘Operation Sindoor’ debate, Shah recalled how a leader once told India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, that his bald head resembled the barren Siachen land and if it should be handed over to China.
“I am bald too,” Shah quipped in a reference to alleged loss of territory under previous regimes. “Should we give it over to China as well?”
Responding to why China was not mentioned in the debate, however, Shah said: “When the China war ended, what did you do? The Congress handed over our land to China — thanks to your ‘Nana’, referring to Nehru.”
Reiterating what External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said about Rahul Gandhi and the 2017 Doklam military standoff, he questioned if the MP can hold a press conference over his “secret meetings” with China.
“Can Rahul Gandhi do a press conference and tell what was the MoU with China? When our army was standing in Doklam, they kept secretly meeting China,” he alleged.
A few days ago in Parliament, Jaishankar had expressed surprise over how the opposition was willing to rely on a foreign government over its own when it came to US President Donald Trump’s “ceasefire” claims. He then went on to accuse Gandhi of believing China’s version during Doklam.
On Wednesday, in the Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar once again launched a veiled attack on Gandhi, dubbing him as “China-guru” and alleging that such people got their knowledge on China by attending Olympics in Beijing and by taking special tuitions from the Chinese ambassador. He said he, unlike the “China-Gurus”, did not hold any secret meetings or deals during his recent visit to China, where he discussed terrorism, de-escalation and trade, besides issues of mutual interest between the two countries.
Rahul and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a special invitee.
(With agency inputs)
Oindrila Mukherjee is a senior sub-editor who works for the rewrite and breaking news desks. Her nine years of experience in print and digital journalism range from editing and reporting to writing impactful st…Read More
Oindrila Mukherjee is a senior sub-editor who works for the rewrite and breaking news desks. Her nine years of experience in print and digital journalism range from editing and reporting to writing impactful st… Read More
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