Union Ministers call Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on PM Modi ‘undignified, undemocratic’

Union Ministers on Friday (August 13, 2026) condemned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s foreign policy, describing them as undignified, undemocratic, and an insult to the nation’s worldwide fame.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated Mr. Gandhi’s feedback, made at a Congress occasion on Thursday (August 13, 2026), had been “extraordinarily low-level and condemnable”. He stated in his lengthy political life, he had “by no means seen any Chief of the Opposition” — whether or not it was Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.Okay. Advani, Manmohan Singh or Sonia Gandhi — “have interaction in such unseemly conduct”.

Stating that such conduct was a severe warning signal for a wholesome democracy in India, he stated, “No matter resentment Rahul Gandhi ji could harbour in his coronary heart towards the Prime Minister, such indecent remarks are totally unacceptable.”

Mr. Singh additional requested if the Congress can declare the legacy of towering personalities similar to Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Subhas Chandra Bose, Rajendra Prasad, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Narasimha Rao and Pranab Mukherjee.

The Minister accused Mr. Gandhi of not solely insulting the Prime Minister but additionally disrespecting India’s worldwide fame, undermining the dignity of democracy, and undermining the place of the Chief of the Opposition. “I can’t even think about that somebody with the phrase Gandhi hooked up to their title may give such a shameful assertion,” he stated.

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan additionally expressed anguish. “…whereas democracy grants everybody the liberty of expression, the violation of decorum is really distressing. The conduct of the Chief of the Opposition was un-Indian, undignified, and undemocratic — a blatant disregard for all norms of propriety,” he stated.

“Does it befit the Congress occasion to talk in such a way concerning the feminine Prime Minister of an impartial and sovereign nation? Do these replicate the true spirit of India? I condemn this within the strongest phrases; they need to apologise,” stated Mr. Chouhan, referring to the remarks of Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit on the identical occasion.

Well being Minister J.P. Nadda stated it was a “misfortune” for the nation to have such a Chief of the Opposition. “What might be extra distressing for the Congress itself than having to simply accept Rahul Gandhi as its chief?” he added.