New Delhi, April 20 -- The BJP hit back at the Congress on Monday over its criticism of the Centre's foreign policy, accusing the Opposition party of siding with a "dalal country" and displaying "the height of hypocrisy" in its remarks on Pakistan.
The ruling party's statement came in response to a post on X from senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who took a swipe at the Modi government over Pakistan's role in the US-Iran peace talks.
In his post on Monday, Ramesh said Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir becoming a "huge favourite" of US President Donald Trump is a "monumental setback" for India and that the country needs a complete overhaul of its diplomatic-engagement strategy.
Responding to the criticism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari wrote on X: "Lectures on how to handle Pakistan coming from Pakistan's friend Congress are the height of hypocrisy."
He recalled the Congress's failure in responding to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, when the party was in power at the Centre, and asked it to stop "sermonising" on foreign policy.
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