{"id":17469,"date":"2025-10-04T12:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T12:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/made-india-bow-down-sheltered-pakistan-bjp-blames-sonia-gandhi-for-congress-26-11-response-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T12:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T12:40:28","slug":"made-india-bow-down-sheltered-pakistan-bjp-blames-sonia-gandhi-for-congress-26-11-response-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/made-india-bow-down-sheltered-pakistan-bjp-blames-sonia-gandhi-for-congress-26-11-response-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Made India Bow Down, Sheltered Pakistan&#8217;: BJP Blames Sonia Gandhi For Congress&#8217; 26\/11 Response | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9614035\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 04, 2025, 15:29 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9614035\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-856942386 asubttl-schema\">BJP accused Sonia Gandhi of remotely controlling Congress&#8217; decision to not retaliate against Pakistan after the 26\/11 Mumbai attacks.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bggrn\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-856942386 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. (PTI)\" title=\"Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. (PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-856942386\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">BJP MP Sambit Patra launched a scathing attack on Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of succumbing to foreign pressure and influencing the UPA government\u2019s decision to not retaliate against Pakistan after the Mumbai 26\/11 terror attacks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">His remarks came after former Home Minister P Chidambaram made an explosive revelation, claiming that the \u201cwhole world descended upon New Delhi&#8221; to urge it not to go to war with Pakistan following the coordinated terror attacks that claimed the lives of 175 people in the Mumbai 26\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Speaking at a press conference, Patra said, \u201cThis was the India of that time, under the reign of the Gandhi family. Who do you think made this decision? This decision must have been taken by Sonia Gandhi in an unlawful and unconstitutional manner, and she must have dictated to Manmohan Singh and then Home Minister Chidambaram. It was Sonia Gandhi\u2019s dictation not to act against Pakistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">26\/11 \u0939\u092e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0935\u093e\u092c \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u0923\u092f \u0909\u0938 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K5P4NWKsK1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/K5P4NWKsK1<\/a>\u2014 Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambitswaraj\/status\/1974393781719011579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cDespite India having incredible valour, Sonia Gandhi made the country bow down and provided shelter to Pakistan,&#8221; he added, accusing the Congress of obstructing every action India has taken under the BJP government, be it Operation Sindoor or the Balakot airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">\u201cThey have attempted to undermine the country\u2019s army. Even the Congress leaders in Uttar Pradesh yesterday went so far as to say that they do not trust the statements of the CDS or the Air Chief Marshal\u2014they do not consider them truthful,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018Sonia Gandhi Chose Cabinet After Consulting US\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Patra further alleged that Sonia Gandhi chose ministers in the Congress cabinet after consulting with the United States. Citing former Congress leader Natwar Singh\u2019s autobiography, Patra said Sonia Gandhi overruled Manmohan Singh\u2019s decisions regarding the cabinet based on America\u2019s perceptions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">\u201cOn one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, \u2018<em>Saugandh mujhe iss mitti ki mai desh ko nahi jhukne dunga<\/em> (I swear by this soil, I will not let the nation bow down)\u2019, and on the other hand, Sonia Gandhi believed in \u2018<em>Saugandh mujhse us videsh ki mai desh nahi uthne dungi (<\/em>I swear by that foreign land; I will not let the country rise)\u2019. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">He further said, \u201cIndia has changed, and the changed India is an India of valour. Before 2014, India had the valour of the Army but lacked political will. Today, under the leadership of PM Modi, we have that political will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">In a separate press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said the Manmohan Singh government was remotely controlled by Sonia Gandhi. \u201cP Chidambaram, who was the Home Minister in the Congress government and a senior leader, stated that India was under pressure, and due to this pressure, the Manmohan Singh government, which was allegedly run on remote control by Sonia Gandhi, decided that no strong retaliatory action, attack, or war would be taken after the 26\/11 terrorist attacks. This oath, taken by Sonia Gandhi, the late Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, and P. Chidambaram, directly contradicts the Constitution,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What Did Chidambaram Say?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">In a stunning admission, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/retribution-crossed-my-mind-but-chidambaram-admits-us-asked-india-to-not-start-war-after-26-11-ws-kl-9604885.html\">P Chidambaram said India did not respond<\/a><\/strong> to the 26\/11 attacks due to international pressure, especially from the United States. His remarks, however, did not go down well with the BJP, which called the admission \u201ctoo little, too late&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">In an interview with a news channel, Chidambaram said, \u201cCondoleezza Rice, who was then US Secretary of State, flew in two or three days after I took over, to meet me and the prime minister. And to say, \u2018please don\u2019t react\u2019. I said this is a decision that the government will take. Without disclosing any official secret, it did cross my mind that we should do some act of retribution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">India faced one of its worst crises on November 26, 2008, when 10 Pakistani terrorists took Mumbai hostage, launching coordinated attacks across the city\u2019s iconic landmarks such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj terminus, Oberoi Trident, Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, and Nariman House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aveek Banerjee\" title=\"Aveek Banerjee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2024\/11\/aveek-banerjee-2024-11-940460633d45861efbabed5737a433a0.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/aveek-banerjee-28106.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Aveek Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-856942386 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bhubaneswar, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-856942386 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 04, 2025, 15:13 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-856942386 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;Made India Bow Down, Sheltered Pakistan&#8217;: BJP Blames Sonia Gandhi For Congress&#8217; 26\/11 Response<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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