BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of ‘misleading’ the nation on 2017 Doklam issue

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (February 2, 2026) accused Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi of “misleading” the nation, stating that Chief of Army Staff (Retired) General Manoj Naravane had himself said on multiple platforms how the brave Indian soldiers gave a befitting reply to China in Doklam and forced them to retreat.

Through his X handle, BJP MP and its national media chief Anil Baluni said, “While tarnishing the image of the country and the Indian Army from foreign soil, Rahul Gandhi has now begun defaming the nation and insulting India’s brave soldiers even within the halls of Parliament! This is the pinnacle of the ideological bankruptcy of this childish Rahul Gandhi.”

“Rahul Gandhi is not only wounding the dignity of Parliament through continuous false accusations and statements that spread confusion, but he is also hurting the morale of our valiant soldiers,” he said.

Mr. Baluni said, “If the book has not even been published yet, how on earth did Rahul Gandhi find out what is written in it? Moreover, despite the arrangements made by the Chair, repeatedly reiterating the same imaginary claim in the House is not only an insult to the Chair but also to the country and the army.”

The BJP leader said it was “extremely unfortunate” that, despite repeated interventions by the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr. Gandhi was “misleading the nation from the floor of the House without any evidence, even as General Shri Manoj Naravane ji has himself stated on multiple platforms how our daring soldiers gave a befitting reply to China in Doklam and forced them to retreat”.