"Naam Narendra, kaam surrender": Congress' Pawan Khera takes dig at PM over Trump's claim on mediating cessation

Jun 04, 2025

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the US President's claim of mediating between New Delhi and Islamabad for the cessation of hostilities during Operation Sindoor.

Taking a veiled dig, the Congress leader said, "The truth of this person is 'Naam Narendra, kaam surrender.'"

"Their organisation's history is that of cowardice, and when a person like this heads the country, then the country's future lies in danger. In the last 22 days, the US President has said over 12 times that he used the trade threat to strike a ceasefire. In the past few days, have you heard anything from the PM?" he said, addressing a press briefing.

"...Desh ki mann ki baat hai ki ceasefire kaise hua... Why did Donald Trump announce the ceasefire? The country was insulted when Donald Trump announced the ceasefire. The country was insulted the day when Donald Trump said that he would mediate on the Kashmir issue," Khera added.

Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-led government over his allegations of mediation by the United States in Operation Sindoor, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "followed" Donald Trump following "a call" by the US leader and that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi did not budge to the US in the 1971 war.

Addressing a convention of Congress workers in Bhopal, Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, attacked the BJP-RSS and alleged that if slight pressure is exerted on them, "they run away out of fear".

"Now, I understand RSS-BJP well. If slight pressure is put on them, they run away out of fear. When Trump called Modiji, Modiji kya kar rahe ho, Narendra-Surrender and with 'ji hazooor', Narenderji followed Trump. In the 1971 war, the Seventh Fleet came from the US Indira Gandhi said, I will do whatever I have to do. This is the difference. This is their character; all of them are like this. Since the Independence movement, they have had this habit of writing letters of surrender," Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi also attacked the BJP-led government in a post on X.

"Trump's phone came, and Narendraji immediately surrendered. History is witness; this is the character of the BJP-RSS; they always budge. India had bifurcated Pakistan in 1971 despite the threat by the United States," Rahul Gandhi said in his post. "The 'babbar sher' and 'shernis' of Congress fight the Superpowers, they do not bow," he added.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for stopping hostilities between India and Pakistan after New Delhi's effective response to Islamabad's aggression following precision strikes on terror infrastructure.

India had conducted Operation Sindoor early on May 7 and hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoJK in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

India effectively responded to subsequent Pakistani aggression and pounded its airbases. India and Pakistan agreed to stop military action following a call made by Pakistan's DGMO to his Indian counterpart.