Didn’t just fail but collapsed national security from within: BJP rebukes Congress for negligence in past tenures

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Indian National Congress (Congress), accusing the party of weakening India’s internal-security framework during its past tenures. In a post shared on X, the BJP claimed that Congress during its tenure ensured that national security collapsed from within.

“Congress didn’t just fail on national security — they collapsed from within. A culture of appeasement and internal quarrels weakened India’s fight against Maoist extremism,” the BJP posted on X.

According to the BJP, the perceived deterioration of internal security under Congress was not merely a series of missteps, but a systemic breakdown that endangered the nation.

The party argued that during Congress’s rule, critical threats and internal vulnerabilities were consistently overlooked, leading to a gradual collapse of India’s security apparatus. The BJP’s post suggested that this collapse reflected institutional decay rather than isolated failures.

The criticism comes amid an atmosphere of renewed focus on national security, as the country continues to face internal and external threats in a turbulent regional environment. The BJP pointed to what it described as a “history of neglect and inaction” by the Congress-led governments, particularly in counterterrorism and maintaining internal stability.

Congress has dismissed the charges, calling them a diversionary tactic aimed at deflecting attention from contemporary governance issues. The opposition party alleged that the BJP’s claims were politically motivated and lacked credible evidence.