'Read History': Supriya Sule Schools BJP's Tejasvi Surya In Lok Sabha Over Nehru Claim

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The BJP MP from Bengaluru South alleged that the Congress Party has prioritised weakening India's military capabilities through systemic and deliberate policies
Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) MP Supriya Sule on Monday hit out at BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a claim that 'Jawaharlal Nehru never encouraged the defence forces."
Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the debate on Operation Sindoor, Sule asked Surya to read up the history and said, 'When it comes to the country, the country comes first, then the state, then the party, then the family."
'I would like to tell Tejasvi Surya and put it on record, he said that Jawaharlal Nehruji, the first Prime Minister of India, never encouraged the defence forces and we have never done anything, this is the first time India has done exceptionally well in its armed forces. He has not only insulted thousands and lakhs of Indian force and armies and their families who have stood so that you and I can be safe. I object to the statement that he has made… Tejasvi Surya, if you haven't read history, then read it," she added.
The Baramati MP further said, 'When we got a call from Kiren Rijiju, he just told me on the phone that Supriya, you will have to give 10 days for the country… It was the greatness of the Prime Minister that he showed faith in the opposition leaders to lead the delegations… At the all-party meeting, the Congress party was the first to say that the Congress party and the entire opposition will stand with Narendra Modi's government with full strength."
In his speech, the BJP MP from Bengaluru South alleged that the Congress Party has prioritised weakening India's military capabilities through systemic and deliberate policies.
'From 1947 to the present, the Congress Party has prioritised weakening India's military capabilities through systemic and deliberate policies – Nehru even said the country did not require an army and dismissed the modernisation of the armed forces as rubbish," he said.
Sule Questions Govt On Pahalgam
The NCP-SP MP questioned the government's handling of Operation Sindoor, saying it cannot be called a success until the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack are caught.
'Sindoor is not a success till you find those terrorists. Until you catch the terrorists, it cannot be celebrated," Sule said.
She requested External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to reflect on international calls for de-escalation and asked why there is still no clarity on the outcome of the military response.
She referred to the anguish of victims' families, recounting how one person from her area repeatedly asked her, 'When will my father get justice?" The NCP-SP leader said once seen as a paradise, Kashmir has now become a nightmare for many and that compensation without jobs or accountability is inadequate.
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July 28, 2025, 22:23 IST
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