Rahul Gandhi takes swipe at PM Modi: "Slipped off to Israel after my US deal dare"

In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "Narendra 'Surrender' Modi, it's been more than 24 hours since I challenged you to cancel the US Trade Deal -- and once again, you've quietly slipped off to Israel."

By ET Bureau | Updated: Feb 26, 2026, 04.32 PM IST

'I challenge PM Modi to cancel trade deal with US': Rahul Gandhi's fresh salvo at Centre

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it has been more than 24 hours since he challenged the PM to scrap the India-US interim trade deal and once again, he (Modi)has "quietly slipped off to Israel".

In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "Narendra 'Surrender' Modi, it's been more than 24 hours since I challenged you to cancel the US Trade Deal -- and once again, you've quietly slipped off to Israel."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">नरेंद्र “सरेंडर” मोदी, आपको US Trade Deal रद्द करने की चुनौती दिए हुए 24 घंटे से ज़्यादा हो गए - आप फिर खामोशी से Israel निकल गए।<br/><br/><br/><br />एक बार तो आप Epstein के कहने पर Israel में ‘dance and sing' कर ही चुके - अबकी बार वहां किसके कहने पर देश के हितों के ख़िलाफ़ सौदा कर के आएंगे?… <a href="https://t.co/EpvXFOelcJ">pic.twitter.com/EpvXFOelcJ</a><br/><br/><br />— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/2026649207852142611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br /><br />

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