BJP Questions Rahul Gandhi’s Silence On Captain Smit Machchhar’s Heroics | India Today

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The BJP has questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s response to the bravery of Indian Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured after an alleged attack by his co-pilot during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. BJP leaders have asked why Rahul Gandhi had not publicly praised Captain Smit’s actions, while also drawing comparisons with Congress leaders’ past responses to politically sensitive incidents. B…