‘Gandhi family surrendered before America,’ Nishikant Dubey claims US controlled India’s cabinet decisions in 1986

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Friday, accusing them of surrendering key government decisions to the United States.

He shared a 1986 US intelligence letter suggesting that Rajiv Gandhi replaced Foreign Minister Baliram Bhagat after he criticised America’s invasion of Libya, appointing P Shiv Shankar to please Washington and focus on acquiring Western technology.

In a post on X, Nishikant Dubey shared a letter and wrote, “The Gandhi family surrendered before America. Here, who would be the Foreign Minister, who would be the Finance Minister, was also decided by America.”

अमेरिका के सामने नतमस्तक (सरेंडर) गांधी परिवार
हमारे यहाँ कौन विदेश मंत्री होगा,कौन वित्त मंत्री होगा यह भी अमेरिका ही तय करता था
1986 में बलिराम भगत जी विदेश मंत्री तुरंत बदल दिए गए,क्योंकि उन्होंने लीबिया में अमेरिकी आक्रमण के खिलाफ बयान दे दिया
मंत्री कौन बने पी शिवशंकर… pic.twitter.com/BRtSKWno1s

— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) July 18, 2025

“In 1986, Baliram Bhagat ji, the Foreign Minister, was immediately replaced because he spoke out against the American invasion of Libya. Who became the Minister? P Shivshankar, who knew nothing about foreign policy?” the post reads.

Earlier on July 14, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey slammed the Congress party and questioned the role of a missing American nuclear device near the Nanda Devi mountain in the Himalayas, linking it to recent natural disasters in India.

In a post on X, Dubey attached a copy of a 1978 letter from members of the US Congress addressed to the US President. The letter expressed concern about the CIA’s secret operation and the potential radioactive leak from the lost plutonium-powered device in the Himalayas.

The lawmakers had urged the US government to investigate the matter and take responsibility if the claims were true.

He referred to a past CIA operation in the 1960s, which allegedly involved placing nuclear-powered surveillance equipment on the Nanda Devi peak to monitor Chinese activities. One such device reportedly went missing after being buried by an avalanche, raising concerns that it may have leaked radioactive material.

Dubey asked whether the Kedarnath disaster, the Teesta River flooding, melting glaciers in Gangotri and Yamunotri, and even the decreasing water level of the Ganga River could be linked to this incident. (ANI)