'Divisive': BJP Slams MP Renuka Choudhary For Claiming Army Leaders ‘Pressured To Speak’ For Govt

Last Updated:December 02, 2025, 14:14 IST

BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan condemned her comments, calling them an assault on the dignity of India’s armed forces.

File photo of BJP leader CR Kesavan and Congress MP Renuka Choudhary. (PTI)

The BJP on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Congress MP Renuka Choudhary after she claimed that Army leaders were being pressured to publicly support the government. Speaking in Delhi, Choudhary said, “…The most frightening situation is that, for the first time, Army leaders are coming out and saying that they are being pressured to speak in support of the government…" Her remarks immediately triggered a political confrontation.

BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan condemned her comments, calling them an assault on the dignity of India’s armed forces. “These deeply divisive & malicious remarks of Congress MP Smt. Renuka Choudhary demeaning the dignity of our valiant armed forces is most condemnable," he said. Kesavan accused the Congress of having a “Sena Virodhi mentality", alleging that senior party leaders have a history of insulting the military.

He cited several past instances to back his charge. “In the past Congress leaders have humiliated the Chief of Armed forces with pejoratives like Sadak Ka Goonda," he said, adding that “unpatriotic Congress leaders have repeatedly questioned the credibility of surgical strikes, Balakot air strikes and #OperationSindoor." Kesavan also recalled that Rahul Gandhi was “reprimanded by the Court" for using the word pitaai in reference to the Army, saying the court had noted that “no true Indian would say such things."

“For our Armed forces, people and national interest comes first and foremost," Kesavan said, demanding an apology from the Congress MP. “Smt. Renuka Choudhary should immediately apologise to our brave Armed forces for these repulsive remarks politicising their selfless sacrifice and valour."

The Congress has yet to issue a formal response to the BJP’s statement, but Choudhary’s comments have already added a new flashpoint to the ongoing political battle over the independence of the armed forces and the alleged politicisation of national security.

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