{"id":2341,"date":"2025-08-05T16:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/govt-showed-no-political-will-didnt-want-escalation-rahul-gandhi-during-op-sindoor-debate-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:54:44","slug":"govt-showed-no-political-will-didnt-want-escalation-rahul-gandhi-during-op-sindoor-debate-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/govt-showed-no-political-will-didnt-want-escalation-rahul-gandhi-during-op-sindoor-debate-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Govt Showed No Political Will, Didn&#8217;t Want Escalation&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi During Op Sindoor Debate | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9471392\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">July 29, 2025, 18:05 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9471392\" class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-944732684 asubttl-schema\">Rahul Gandhi criticized the government, claiming India lost jets in the conflict with Pakistan after Operation Sindoor due to lack of &#8220;political will&#8221; and attack restrictions.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-944732684 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rahul Gandhi said India attacked Pakistan, but the leadership asked our pilots not to attack their air defence system. (Photo: Sansad TV)\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi said India attacked Pakistan, but the leadership asked our pilots not to attack their air defence system. (Photo: Sansad TV)\" 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-e71bd712c195739a jsx-944732684\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rahul Gandhi said India attacked Pakistan, but the leadership asked our pilots not to attack their air defence system. (Photo: Sansad TV)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Tuesday said that India lost jets during the military conflict with Pakistan after Operation Sindoor since the central government did not show \u201cpolitical will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the Operation Sindoor debate, Rahul Gandhi said India attacked Pakistan, but the leadership asked our pilots not to attack their air defence system. Meaning you tied their hands behind their back, he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cThe DGMO of India was told by the GOI to ask for a ceasefire at 1:35 itself. You told the Pakistanis exactly what to do. Imagine, two people are fighting and one hits the other and then says- see I hit you and now do not escalate. So you showed to Pakistan that there is no political will\u2026 India showed immediate surrender in 30 minutes. He also said that he told the Pakistanis that we are not going to hit any military infrastructure,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cIndia attacked Pakistan and told your pilots not to attack their air defence system. Meaning you tied their hands behind their back. This is why we lost jets. The point is that aircraft were lost because of the constraint given by the political leadership to not attack the military and air defence system of Pakistan,&#8221; he added.<\/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=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/saurabh-verma-2023-11-9cda0350bc65f9e8c8593b8549c03725.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=0&amp;height=0\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/saurabh-verma-22693.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Saurabh Verma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter &#8211;twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter &#8211;twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<!-- --> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-944732684 coral-count-custom\">view comments<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-944732684 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/ul>\n<div class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-944732684 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;Govt Showed No Political Will, Didn&#8217;t Want Escalation&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi During Op Sindoor Debate<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc \">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. 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