{"id":32332,"date":"2026-10-04T11:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32332"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:39:20","slug":"not-a-single-post-statement-bjp-launches-blistering-attack-on-congress-over-captain-smit-machchhar-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32332","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not a single post, statement&#8217;: BJP launches blistering attack on Congress over Captain Smit Machchhar | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134674145,imgsize-113184,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bjp-leader-sudhanshu-trivedi-slammed-the-congress.jpg\" alt=\"'Not a single post, statement': BJP launches blistering attack on Congress over Captain Smit Machchhar\" title=\"BJP\u2019s Sudhanshu Trivedi slams Congress over silence on Smit Machchhar\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"BJP\u2019s Sudhanshu Trivedi slams Congress over silence on Smit Machchhar\">BJP\u2019s Sudhanshu Trivedi slams Congress over silence on Smit Machchhar<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday accused the Congress leadership of maintaining \u201csilence\u201d over Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured after his Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked him in the cockpit of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight, while also targeting the opposition party over its latest appointments in Uttar Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Addressing reporters, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the incident was an occasion of national pride and questioned why senior Congress leaders had not publicly acknowledged Machchhar&#8217;s brave actions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cFor India, this is an occasion of great pride, but there are also some occasions that are a matter of shame. Not a single word, not a single post, and not a single press statement has come from the Congress family for Captain Smit Machchhar. <!-- -->This raises a serious question,\u201d Trivedi said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Machchhar was attacked on Wednesday aboard flydubai flight FZ1073, which was carrying 174 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Despite being seriously injured, he managed to open the cockpit door, allowing others to intervene and helping prevent the aircraft from being brought down. The plane was subsequently diverted safely to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Also Read| <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/free-the-terrorist-flydubai-crew-asked-passengers-to-release-co-pilot-after-attack-claims-report\/articleshow\/134672314.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Free the terrorist\u2019: Passengers claim flydubai crew told them to release co-pilot after attack &#8211; report<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Trivedi contrasted the Congress leadership&#8217;s alleged silence with the response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders abroad, who praised Machchhar act of bravery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The BJP leader then turned his criticism towards Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, alleging that the party&#8217;s political calculations had influenced its response.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cRahul Gandhi, the \u2018wayward prince\u2019 of the Gandhi family who was once so distressed over Gaza, seems to be so \u2018terrified of the vote bank\u2019 that he is not able to utter a single word to hail the valour of Machchhar,\u201d Trivedi said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>He also accused the Congress of \u201csilent support to terrorism\u201d and demanded that its top leadership explain its position.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Trivedi linked the attack to the Congress&#8217;s recent organisational changes in Uttar Pradesh. On Friday, the party appointed Aradhana Mishra-Mona as state Congress president and Saharanpur MP Imran Masood as working president, replacing Ajay Rai as the state chief.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cOn the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who is a symbol of peace and non-violence, Congress has appointed Imran Masood, who is infamous for his remark that he will \u2018chop Modi into pieces\u2019, as the party&#8217;s Uttar Pradesh unit working president,\u201d Trivedi said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He also alleged that Mishra had previously stopped party workers from raising the \u201cBharat Mata ki Jai\u201d slogan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cThis demonstrates how vast the gap has become between Mahatma Gandhi and the Gandhis of today,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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