BIG STATEMENT 

BJP’s Pradeep Bhandari hails Captain Smit Machchhar’s courage in averting a potential 9/11-style tragedy and recalls his Hanuman Chalisa devotion during the crisis.

But Bhandari questions Rahul Gandhi’s silence:

“While the world salutes an Indian hero, why is the Leader of Opposition silent?”

Bhandari brutally slams it, calling “vote-bank compulsion.”

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