Why Are They Afraid?’ Rahul Gandhi Alleges He’s Being Silenced

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Rahul Gandhi Seeks Answers on former Army Chief’s Interaction With Modi, Rajnath Singh

By TRH News Desk

New Delhi, February 2, 2026 — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the government of preventing him from speaking in Parliament on what he described as a “matter of national security”, triggering fresh political confrontation outside the Parliament complex.

Speaking to the media, Gandhi said he merely wanted to make “two or three lines” of remarks in the House, but was repeatedly denied the opportunity. “They are not allowing me to speak. I just want to say two or three lines—everything will become clear,” Gandhi said.

Emphasising the seriousness of the issue, the Congress leader said the matter related directly to the former Indian Army Chief (Manoj Naravane) and his conversations with the country’s top political leadership. “It is a matter of national security. The words of the Army Chief are serious,” Gandhi said, adding that he wanted to raise what the Army Chief had said and what responses he received from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Lok Sabha witnessed heated exchanges between Gandhi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi wanted to quote from a report in Caravan magazine. But Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla denied him the opportunity to speak while quoting from the magazine. Amid the din in the House, Shah was heard, asking “source of the claims made in the report.”

Switching between Hindi and English, Gandhi underlined that he wanted to place on record the exact words used in the interactions. “I want to ask—what did the Army Chief say? What did Modi ji say to him? What did Rajnath Singh ji say, and what orders were given?” he asked.

Gandhi said he intended to raise these questions formally inside Parliament but alleged that the government was blocking discussion. “I want to speak inside Parliament. I don’t know why they are so scared of us,” he said.

Naravane was the Army Chief when Indian and Chinese armed forces were involved in a violent skirmish in Galwan valley in the eastern Ladakh. The two armies were afterwards locked in an eyeball-to-eyeball situations for over four years. Naravane’s memoir was withdrawn from circulation after the book was published.