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The AAP stirred a political storm after questioning Rahul Gandhi’s silence on the arrest of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk and calling him an “agent” of the BJP.
The AAP attacked Rahul Gandhi over his silence on Sonam Wangchuk’s arrest. (File photo)
A heated war of words erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress on Saturday after the former called Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi an “agent” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his purported silence on Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk’s arrest.
The AAP strongly condemned his arrest, saying the “dictator” got scared of Wangchuk’s voice and the people of Ladakh. In a post on X, the AAP targeted Rahul Gandhi by saying, “The country’s renowned social worker and scientist Sonam Wangchuk has been imprisoned by Modi’s dictatorial government on a false charge of sedition, and the country’s ‘so-called opposition leader’ Rahul Gandhi has maintained silence.”
“Rahul Gandhi had also maintained silence on the BJP’s decision to hold an India-Pakistan match. Now it has become evident to the world that Rahul Gandhi opposes the BJP only on a few issues for the cameras, but on those issues where a wave against the BJP is sweeping the entire country, Rahul Gandhi disappears,” said the party.
“Why is Rahul Gandhi, who asks how many of our ships were lost in Operation Sindoor, silent on Sonam Wangchuk now? Is Rahul Gandhi a BJP agent?”
देश के प्रख्यात समाजसेवी, वैज्ञानिक सोनम वांगचुक पर देशद्रोह का झूठा मुकदमा डाल कर मोदी की तानाशाही सरकार ने उन्हें जेल में डाल दिया है और देश के ‘तथाकथित नेता विपक्ष’ राहुल गांधी ने चुप्पी साध ली है‼️BJP के भारत-पाकिस्तान मैच कराने के फैसले पर भी राहुल गांधी ने चुप्पी साध ली… pic.twitter.com/0gcGmZTTJm
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) September 27, 2025
‘AAP Lost Mental Balance’: Congress
Congress leader Pawan Khera responded to AAP’s post by saying that the party’s leaders had lost their mental balance after a resounding defeat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, and before a humiliation waiting for them in the upcoming elections in Punjab.
“Two minutes of silence for the Aam Aadmi Party which has lost whatever little mental balance it had after its defeat in the Delhi elections, and the certain humiliation awaiting it in Punjab,” Khera wrote.
Two minutes of silence for the Aam Admi Party which has lost whatever little mental balance it had after its defeat in the Delhi elections, and the certain humiliation awaiting it in Punjab. #RIP pic.twitter.com/OU5yzpGdYL— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) September 27, 2025
This came nearly a month after AAP supremo and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the Gandhi family, alleging a nexus between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress. He said if that weren’t the case, the Gandhi family would have been arrested in the National Herald case.
The two parties fought separately in the Delhi Assembly elections that resulted in a landslide victory for the BJP, and AAP blamed Congress for hurting its chances. The AAP officially exited the opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in July amid tensions with the Congress.
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
September 27, 2025, 20:01 IST
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