Congress wants India to blindly side with Iran, even China distancing itself from Tehran: BJP

BJP criticizes Congress for advocating support for Iran, emphasizing India's foreign policy should prioritize national interest and citizen safety.

Lashing out at the Congress for wanting India to "blindly side with Iran", the BJP on Thursday (March 5, 2026) said the country's foreign policy must be guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens not by the compulsions of the Opposition party's "outdated ideological reflexes".

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Several BJP leaders, including Amit Malviya and Pradeep Bhandari, spoke on the issue, calling the Congress "anti-India" and alleging that the main Opposition party pursues divisive politics. It only loves its vote bank, not the country and its people, the ruling party said.

"Even China, which spent years diplomatically shielding Iran, overlooking its support for proxy terror groups and buying the bulk of its oil, is now distancing itself from Tehran," Mr. Malviya said in a post on X.

"Yet the Indian National Congress wants India to blindly side with Iran, even as it continues reckless actions across the Gulf, threatens vital oil shipping routes, and escalates tensions in a region where millions of Indians live and work," the BJP's IT department head said.

India's foreign policy, Mr. Malviya added, must be "guided by national interest and the safety of its citizens, not by the compulsions of Congress' outdated ideological reflexes".