'Judge should not decide who is a true Indian': Priyanka defends Rahul Gandhi, says 'my brother can never speak against army', misinterpreted words

"With all due respect to the honourable judges, I want to say that they do not decide who is a true Indian," Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said in parliament premises on Tuesday. My brother will never speak against the Army, he has respect for him. Meanwhile, at the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting in Parliament House, PM Modi said on this issue, 'There can be no bigger rebuke from the Supreme Court than this.' On August 4, the SC had expressed displeasure during the hearing of congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Army. The court said that a true Indian would not say this. How did you know that China has occupied 2000 square kilometers of India's land? Rahul had made a controversial statement during his visit to India on December 16, 2022. He said that people will ask about the Indo-Jodo Yatra, but China has occupied 2000 square kilometers of Indian land, 20 Indian soldiers have been killed and our soldiers are being beaten up in Arunachal, they do not talk about it. First of all, know what the Supreme Court said to Rahul... In fact, on August 4, the Supreme Court had expressed displeasure over congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the Army. The court had said that a true Indian would not say so, though the Supreme Court had stayed the proceedings initiated against him in the Lucknow court in the case. On May 29, the Allahabad High Court had dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea in the case. Rahul had challenged the summons issued against him by the trial court. Complainant Uday Shankar Srivastava had said that during his visit to India in December 2022, Rahul had made objectionable comments on the Indian Army with reference to China. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih sought response from the UP government and the complainant within three weeks. Courtroom Live Singhvi: Can't opposition leaders raise issues? Bench: You are the leader of the opposition. Why don't you say these things in Parliament? What is the need for social media? How did you come to know that China has occupied an area of 2000 square kilometers? Were you there? Is there any evidence? Singhvi: It would be unfortunate if the leader of the opposition could not raise the issue. A true Indian can say that 20 of our soldiers were killed. Bench: Are the deaths of soldiers of both sides unusual in border skirmishes? Singhvi: Rahul was only talking about exposing information and bringing out suppressed facts. Justice Dutta: As a responsible opposition leader, he should not have done this. There is an appropriate platform to raise such questions. Singhvi: Rahul could have presented his case better, but this complaint has been made to harass him. It is mandatory to give the accused a chance to be heard before taking cognisance of the complaint. This was not done. After hearing the arguments, the supreme court issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant and sought their response within three weeks. Know who among the Congress leaders said what in support of Rahul... Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala Ashok Gehlot Now understand the whole matter... Rahul had made a controversial statement during his visit to India on December 16, 2022. "People will ask about the Indo-Jado Yatra, but China has occupied 2,000 square kilometres of Indian land, 20 Indian soldiers have been killed and our soldiers are being beaten up in Arunachal," he said. Former Border Road Organisation (BRO) director Uday Shankar Srivastava had filed a defamation case in the MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Rahul's statement. On May 29 this year, the Allahabad High Court dismissed Gandhi's plea and issued summons. Gandhi challenged the summons and complaint. He said the complaint was filed with mala fide and mala fide intention. The BJP attacked the Congress and Rahul Gandhi over the Supreme Court's remarks that rahul Gandhi's credibility is in question. Bjp spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said at a press conference, "The supreme court's comments raise questions on the credibility of Rahul Gandhi. How mature is he as the leader of the Congress party? This is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has shown an anti-India mindset. April 3, 2025: China occupies 4,000 square kilometres of our land On April 3, Leader of Opposition in The Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi surrounded the government on the celebration of the 75th anniversary of India-China diplomatic relations. "China has occupied 4,000 square kilometres of our territory, but I was surprised to see that our Foreign Secretary (Vikram Mishri) was cutting a cake with the Chinese ambassador. "We are not against normalcy, but before that we should get back our land," Gandhi had said during zero hour in the Lok Sabha. "I have come to know that the President and the Prime Minister have written to the Chinese ambassador and we are getting to know the same from others as well. The Chinese ambassador is telling the people of India that a letter was written to him. In 2020, China mobilised troops on the pretext of conducting exercises in the border areas of eastern Ladakh. This was followed by incidents of infiltration at many places. The Indian government also deployed as many soldiers as China in the area. The situation got so bad that firing started on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Meanwhile, on June 15, 20 Indian soldiers were martyred in a clash with the Chinese army in the Galvan Valley. India also gave a befitting reply to this. In this, 40 Chinese soldiers were killed. Read this news related to Rahul Gandhi... Today's Explaner: Why the Supreme Court told Rahul Gandhi that 'you are not a true Indian'; Know where china's occupation of Indian land came from? "How did you come to know that China has occupied 2,000 square kilometres of India's land? "If you were a true Indian, you wouldn't have said that. Why did the Supreme Court impose such a fine on Rahul Gandhi and where did the matter of China occupying Indian land come from? In today's explaner, we will know... Read the full news...