New Delhi: The Congress government allegedy “knelt before America and surrendered India” after the 2006 Mumbai train blasts by “handing over” Sir Creek and Siachen to Pakistan, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said on Sunday.
Dubey alleged that the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-led Congress government compromised on the innocent lives claimed in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, allegedly through the guise of a ‘civil nuclear agreement”, in a post on X about his series, “Congress’ Black Chapter”.
The then-Congress government, including Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi, agreed to hold talks with Pakistan on then US President George Bush’s “order” despite the Mumbai train blasts of July 11, 2006, which claimed 189 lives, Dubey alleged.
The details of the talks, held on May 17, 2007, revealed that the Gandhi family allegedly “handed over Sir Creek and Siachen to Pakistan”, the MP claimed.
“Congress’s Black Chapter 62. On May 17, 2007, Sonia Gandhi ji, Rahul Gandhi ji, and then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ji knelt before America and surrendered India. The Gandhi family celebrated on the bodies of 187 innocent people killed in the Mumbai train blasts on July 11, 2006. Under the guise of the civil nuclear agreement, they fooled the public — meaning, handed out a lollipop. On May 7, 2007, then-US President George Bush ordered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ji over the telephone to hold talks with Pakistan, and the Gandhi family, bowing before America, sent Indian officials to Pakistan for talks on the same day, i.e., May 17, 2007. The details of the continuous talks were later revealed when the Gandhi family decided, out of fear of America, to hand over Sir Creek and Siachen to Pakistan,” Dubey wrote on X.
A comparative analysis of historical archives from May 2007 reveals two distinct narratives surrounding India’s foreign policy engagements. Official bilateral records document routine, pre-scheduled diplomatic processes under the institutionalised India-Pakistan “Composite Dialogue” framework and standard G-8 summit preparations with the United States, as reported by ANI.
Conversely, political commentary, such as statements by Dubey, frames these synchronised dates as evidence of external pressure and a compromise of national sovereignty.
A telephone conversation between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush was announced through an official press release.
The documented agenda focused primarily on coordinating positions for the upcoming G-8 Outreach Summit, emphasising climate change mitigation, the Doha multilateral trade round, and a review of the ongoing Civil Nuclear Cooperation framework.
Technical-level talks concerning the Sir Creek dispute were held in Rawalpindi, official records reveal. This meeting was the scheduled Fourth Round of the Composite Dialogue — a peace process initiated in 2004.
Surveyor General of India, Major General M Gopal Rao, led the Indian delegation which focussed on the exchange of maps and joint survey data rather than territorial concessions.
On the evening of July 11, 2006, bomb blasts took place at seven different places in the Mumbai local trains within just 11 minutes. While 189 people were died, more than 827 passengers were injured.
