The recent monsoon session of the Indian Parliament has exposed the BJP government’s desperate attempts to deflect attention from its growing list of failures. Far from projecting strength, the Modi administration has been forced into a defensive crouch, scrambling to justify its security lapses and policy disasters. From the Pahalgam security lapses to the Rafale crash cover-up and the questionable Operation Mahadev, the Modi government’s standard operating procedure appears to be: deny, deflect, disappear.
As the Buddha said, “Three things cannot be hidden for long: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” This quote feels painfully relevant today. Like sand slipping through clenched fists, every attempt by the BJP to contain the narrative around Pahalgam, Rafale, and Operation Mahadev only leads to more damning details spilling out.
This isn’t just about a few isolated failures; it’s a pattern. After every incident, the BJP reaches for the same tired playbook: blame Pakistan, avoid specifics, then vanish behind a smokescreen of patriotic bluster. The BJP refuses to answer critical questions, such as: Why do security failures keep happening under their watch? Is Ajit Doval still employed because he’s good at his job or good at covering up? And is all Pakistan-bashing merely a smokescreen to bury Modi’s domestic crises?
Opposition leaders like Priyanka Gandhi didn’t hold back, asking the most obvious question: Why was there no security at a sensitive location? The Congress and other parties have rightly called out the Modi government’s Kashmir policy as a complete failure, yet the BJP’s only response has been silence or worse, absurd theatrics.
Take the Rafale incident, for instance. The government’s attempt to dismiss it as an “unidentified incident” was laughable. The media and public weren’t fooled; the truth came out, and it was damning. The government’s response became the stuff of comedy: “Don’t ask how many planes we lost, ask if we succeeded!” This resembles a cricket team losing all their wickets and saying, Don’t look at the scoreboard, just appreciate how well we held the bats!
The real comedy show started when Amit Shah tried to prove they killed Pakistani terrorists by showing chocolate wrappers. Not satellite images, not weapons, but chocolate. Even a kid presenting a school project would come up with better evidence. The opposition had a field day with this one, joking whether we’re fighting terrorists or shooting a bad spy movie. The BJP’s credibility is in tatters, and its refusal to allow an impartial investigation only makes its claims more dubious.
Then there’s Operation Mahadev, another military misadventure that ended in embarrassment. The BJP government has no answers, just evasion. The pattern is clear: when facts don’t suit them, they invent distractions.
The BJP’s panic was further exposed when it hastily accepted Trump’s ceasefire proposal, a move seen as a sign of weakness rather than a diplomatic gesture. Every time the opposition lands a blow, the government’s silence speaks volumes. From Pahalgam to Rafale to Mahadev, each controversy has become a knockout punch for the BJP, revealing a leadership that thrives on rhetoric but crumbles under scrutiny.
Pakistan, meanwhile, remains a convenient scapegoat for India’s failures. Instead of addressing internal security lapses or policy blunders, the BJP would rather spin conspiracy theories. But the world is watching, and the more they evade, the more their narrative unravels. The truth is simple: a government that hides behind chocolates and silence has already lost the argument.
The writer is MS Research Scholar at IIUI, a freelance content writer and a columnist.
