New Delhi, May 11 -- The escalating tension in West Asia has sparked a fresh political firestorm at home. Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "seven appeals" aimed at mitigating the domestic impact of the Middle East conflict, the Congress party has accused the government of inconsistency and "contradicting its own narrative."

Senior Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Monday hit out at the Prime Minister, claiming the government's sudden urgency revealed a deteriorating economic or strategic situation that was previously downplayed.

Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "On one hand, the Prime Minister was saying that the Middle East conflict would have no impact on us, and now the Prime Minister himself is contradicting his own state...