Rahul, Nadda trade barbs on social media

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Tuesday continued to trade barbs on Twitter over the border standoff with China in the Galwan valley.

“We stand united against the Chinese invasion. Has China occupied Indian land?” asked Gandhi. He also posted a picture of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh taken by his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The photo caption read “Photo Credit: Rajiv Gandhi”.

Gandhi has been targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government on Twitter over the border standoff. He stepped up the attacks after 20 Indian soldiers were killed by Chinese forces on June 15.

Responding to the attack,

Nadda accused Gandhi of trying to “divide the nation” and “demoralise” the country’s armed forces.

“First, Congress signs MOU with the Chinese Communist Party. Then, Congress surrenders land to China. During Doklam issue, Rahul Gandhi secretly goes to the Chinese embassy. During crucial situations, Rahul Gandhi tries to divide the nation and demoralise armed forces. Effects of MOU?” the BJP chief tweeted.

Nadda was referring to the MOU signed by the two parties in 2008 to facilitate high-level exchange between them and consult each other over important regional and international issues.

As a Congress general secretary that time, Gandhi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, then a CPC functionary, had signed the MOU in 2008.